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Black-dotted grouper (Epinephelus stictus)
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Black-dotted grouper (Epinephelus stictus) specimen
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Epinephelidae

Black-dotted grouper

Epinephelus stictus

Five diagonal stripes

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

Black-dotted grouper is known from Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
33 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: known only from southern Japan, Hong Kong, Hainan Islands of China, Viet Nam, South China Sea, Java, and northwest Australia. Record from Taiwan (Ref. 6864 ) is dubious.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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