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Surge grouper (Epinephelus socialis)
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Surge grouper (Epinephelus socialis) specimen
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Epinephelidae

Surge grouper

Epinephelus socialis

Seabass in the Hawaiian Islands

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

Surge grouper is known around Pacific Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 52 cm.

Maximum length
52 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: islands of Oceania; Ogasawara Islands, Marcus Islands, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Phoenix Islands, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Line Islands, Society Islands, Rapa, Tuamoto Islands, and the Pitcairn Group. Unknown in Hawaii, the Marquesas, Caroline Islands, nor in any Melanesian islands.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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