Epinephelidae

halfmoon grouper

Epinephelus rivulatus

Fish Reaching Forty Five Centimeters in the Red Sea

• Cross-climate
• Temperate
• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Epinephelus rivulatus, the halfmoon grouper, halfmoon rockcod, Chinaman rockcod, Charlie court cod, green-finned rock cod, or white-dotted 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.