Epinephelidae

summan grouper

Epinephelus summana

Fusiform Fish from the Red Sea

• White
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Indian Ocean
• Africa
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Large
• Tropical fish

Epinephelus summana, the summan 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 comes from the Eastern Indian Ocean that occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.