Epinephelidae

Oval grouper

Triso dermopterus

Sixty Eight Centimeters Seabass of Australian Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

The oval grouper (Triso dermopterus) also known as the blackfin grouper, melon-seed grouper or oval rockcod, 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 Western Pacific Ocean.