Threespot grouper

Epinephelus trimaculatus

Fifty Centimeters Seabass of Japanese Waters

Threespot grouper is known around Northwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 50 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Epinephelus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: southern Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China. Reports of the species (under the valid name or as Epinephelus fario ) from the Indian Ocean are apparently based on misidentifications.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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