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Epinephelidae
camouflage grouper
Epinephelus polyphekadion
Small groups in coral rich lagoons
- Tropical
- Transcontinental
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- Oceania
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Marine fish
Africa
Fusiform
Largecamouflage grouper is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 90 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Epinephelidae
- Genus
- Epinephelus
- Maximum length
- 90 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa to French Polynesia. In the western Pacific it ranges from southern Japan to southern Queensland and Lord Howe Island. Often confused with Epinephelus fuscoguttatus .
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable
Class
Family
Conservation status
