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HONEYCOMB GROUPER FACTS |
Description
The Honeycomb Grouper is a strikingly marked fish, with round to hexagonal brown spots on the head, body and fins. Some of the spots on the sides may join to form a series of irregular bands. The background color is pale.
Size
length to 28cm
Habitat
Shallow lagoons, protected seaward reefs. Juveniles are amongst staghorn corals. Depth range 0m - 50m.
Food
crustaceans, fish
Range
The Honeycomb Grouper is found in tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. In Australia it is found from the western coast of Western Australia, around the north of the country and down the east coast to central coast of New South Wales.
Classification
| Class: | Actinopterygii | | Order: | Perciformes | | Family: | Serranidae | | Genus: | Epinephelus | | Species: | merra | | Common Name: | Honeycomb Grouper |
Relatives in same Genus
Blacktip Rockcod (E. fasciatus)
Flowery Cod (E. fuscoguttatus)
Queensland Groper (E. lanceolatus)
Trout Cod (E. maculatus)
Camouflage Grouper (E. polyphekadion)
Potato Cod (E. tukula)
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