Epinephelidae

longspine grouper

Epinephelus longispinis

Consuming crabs and stomatopods

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Large
• Tropical fish

Epinephelus longispinis, also called the longspine grouper or the streaky spot grouper is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the Epinephelus genus. According to the World Register of Marine Species E. longispinis' diet consists primarily of crustaceans, "especially crabs and stomatopods." The species' range is primarily in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.