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longfin grouper (Epinephelus quoyanus)
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Ecological Illustration of longfin grouper (Epinephelus quoyanus)
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Epinephelidae

longfin grouper

Epinephelus quoyanus

Forty Centimeters Seabass from Western Pacific

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

The longfin grouper (Epinephelus quoyanus), also known as the longfin rockcod, bar-breasted rock-cod, Gilbert's rock-cod, honeycomb rockcod, spotted groper or wirenet cod, 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 Western Pacific Ocean.

Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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