Epinephelus fuscoguttatus

(Forsskal, 1775)

Brown-marbled Grouper

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea and along east coast of Africa to Mozambique and east to Samoa and Phoenix Islands, north to Japan, and south to Australia.

Size: 48 inches (120 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoons, channels, and outer reef slopes and is found at depths between 6 – 200 feet (2 – 60 m) where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans.

General Husbandry: Has a yellowish brown body with many irregular size dark brown patches. Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Percoidei

Family: Serranidae

Subfamily: Epinephelinae

Genus: Epinephelus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Mainly a food and gamefish in the local areas.

Unsuitable for the home aquarium.