Malabar grouper

Epinephelus malabaricus

Seabass at the River Sea Edge

Tropical
Transcontinental
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

The Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus) also known as blackspot rockcod, estuary rockcod, giant rock cod, greasy grouper, Malabar rockcod, Morgan's cod or speckled grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. It has entered the Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea by way of the Suez Canal as a Lessepsian migrant.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Epinephelus
Maximum length: 234 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Tonga, north to Japan, south to Australia. It is not known from the Persian Gulf, where the closely related Epinephelus coioides is common.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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