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Epinephelus labriformis (Jenyns, 1840)

Epinephelus labriformis (Jenyns, 1840)

Epinephelus labriformis (Jenyns, 1840)

Epinephelus labriformis, the starry grouper, is a predatory reef fish found in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean.

Epinephelus aeneus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

Epinephelus aeneus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

Epinephelus aeneus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

Epinephelus aeneus, the white grouper, is a marine protogynous hermaphroditic fish found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775)

The areolate grouper is a large Indo-Pacific reef-associated fish that changes sex from female to male as it matures.

Epinephelus bleekeri (Vaillant, 1878)

Epinephelus bleekeri (Vaillant, 1878)

Epinephelus bleekeri (Vaillant, 1878)

Epinephelus bleekeri is a benthic Indo-Pacific grouper with distinct spotted colouration and fin characteristics.

Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus (Bloch, 1790)

Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus (Bloch, 1790)

Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus (Bloch, 1790)

Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus, the whitespotted grouper, is a reef-associated Indo-Pacific fish that feeds mostly on crustaceans.

Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822)

Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822)

Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822)

Epinephelus coioides, the orange-spotted grouper, is a reef-dwelling Indo-Pacific predatory fish that is tested for mariculture.

Epinephelus corallicola (Valenciennes, 1828)

Epinephelus corallicola (Valenciennes, 1828)

Epinephelus corallicola (Valenciennes, 1828)

Epinephelus corallicola is an eastern Indo-Pacific grouper that occurs in reef and estuary habitats between 1 and 30 m deep.

Epinephelus costae (Steindachner, 1878)

Epinephelus costae (Steindachner, 1878)

Epinephelus costae (Steindachner, 1878)

Epinephelus costae, the gold-blotch grouper, is a fish with distinct juvenile and adult forms found in coastal waters up to 200 m deep.

Epinephelus cyanopodus (Richardson, 1846)

Epinephelus cyanopodus (Richardson, 1846)

Epinephelus cyanopodus (Richardson, 1846)

Epinephelus cyanopodus is a predatory grouper species found in the Western Pacific Ocean that forms mixed spawning aggregations.

Epinephelus daemelii (Günther, 1876)

Epinephelus daemelii (Günther, 1876)

Epinephelus daemelii (Günther, 1876)

Epinephelus daemelii, the saddletail grouper, is a vulnerable large carnivorous marine grouper found off southeastern Australia and northern New Zealand.

Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Epinephelus fasciatus, the blacktip grouper, is a fish with a wide Indo-Pacific distribution and a maximum length of 40 cm.

Epinephelus guttatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Epinephelus guttatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Epinephelus guttatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Epinephelus guttatus, the red hind, is a Western Atlantic reef grouper that is a protogynous hermaphrodite.

Epinephelus hexagonatus (Forster, 1801)

Epinephelus hexagonatus (Forster, 1801)

Epinephelus hexagonatus (Forster, 1801)

Epinephelus hexagonatus is a small West Indian Ocean ray-finned grouper named for its distinctive spotted pattern.

Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)

Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)

Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)

The Atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) is a large marine fish with distinct physical traits, habitat needs, and reproductive characteristics.

Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790)

Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790)

Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790)

Epinephelus lanceolatus (giant grouper) is the world's largest reef bony fish, a widespread Indo-Pacific grouper fished and cultured for food.

Epinephelus macrospilos (Bleeker, 1855)

Epinephelus macrospilos (Bleeker, 1855)

Epinephelus macrospilos (Bleeker, 1855)

The snub-nose grouper Epinephelus macrospilos is an Indo-Pacific ray-finned grouper that feeds on fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods.

Epinephelus maculatus (Bloch, 1790)

Epinephelus maculatus (Bloch, 1790)

Epinephelus maculatus (Bloch, 1790)

Epinephelus maculatus is a predatory Indo-Pacific grouper with distinctive spotted patterning that grows fast and lives alone outside spawning.

Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

The Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus) is a large Indo-West Pacific fish harvested for food, sport, and aquaculture.

Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834)

Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834)

Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834)

Epinephelus marginatus is a large demersal fish with two disjunct populations across Atlantic and Indian Ocean coastlines.

Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793

Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793

Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793

Epinephelus merra, the common small honeycomb grouper, is a small-bodied Indo-Pacific fish with a distinctive network hexagonal spot pattern.

Epinephelus ongus (Bloch, 1790)

Epinephelus ongus (Bloch, 1790)

Epinephelus ongus (Bloch, 1790)

Epinephelus ongus, the white-streaked grouper, is an Indo-Pacific reef fish with distinct color patterns that reaches 40 cm in length.

Epinephelus polyphekadion (Bleeker, 1849)

Epinephelus polyphekadion (Bleeker, 1849)

Epinephelus polyphekadion (Bleeker, 1849)

Epinephelus polyphekadion, the camouflage grouper, is a widespread Indo-Pacific reef predatory fish often confused with another grouper species.

Epinephelus quoyanus (Valenciennes, 1830)

Epinephelus quoyanus (Valenciennes, 1830)

Epinephelus quoyanus (Valenciennes, 1830)

Epinephelus quoyanus, the longfin grouper, is a small Indo-West Pacific reef fish that is a protogynous hermaphrodite.

Epinephelus rivulatus (Valenciennes, 1830)

Epinephelus rivulatus (Valenciennes, 1830)

Epinephelus rivulatus (Valenciennes, 1830)

Epinephelus rivulatus is an Indo-West Pacific reef grouper that is a protogynous hermaphrodite and host to a specific gill parasite.

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