Epinephelidae

Coral Grouper

Epinephelus geoffroyi

Forty Point Eight Centimeters Seabass of the Western Indian Ocean

• Tropical
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Epinephelus geoffroyi, the Red Sea spotted grouper, is a species of marine fish in the genus Epinephelus in the grouper family. The species was first described in 1870. E. geoffroyi was previously considered a synonym of Epinephelus chlorostigma, but Randall et al.