roving coralgrouper

Plectropomus pessuliferus

One Hundred Twenty Centimeters Seabass of Indo Pacific

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
South Asia
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

The roving coral grouper (Plectropomus pessuliferus), also known as the spotted coral 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, although the Red Sea taxon, P. marisrubri, is regarded as a separate species by some authorities.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Plectropomus
Maximum length: 120 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, Zanzibar, Maldives, St. Brandon's Shoals, Sri Lanka, Chagos, Nazareth Bank, Sumatra, and Fiji. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ). Subspecies, Plectropomus pessuliferus marisburi occurs in the Red Sea, while Plectropomus pessuliferus pessuliferus from the rest of the Indo-Pacific region (Ref. 3150 ). Often misidentified as Plectropomus maculatus .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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