Blacktip Grouper (species: Epinephelus fasciatus) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Epinephelus fasciatus
Blacktip Grouper


©Chika Watanabe: Blacktip Grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus)

©John Turnbull: Blacktip Grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Serranidae
Genus Epinephelus
Species Epinephelus fasciatus
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 40 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 4 m to 160 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Common in outer reef slopes at depths below 15 m, also occurs in protected bays and lagoons as shallow as 4 m (FishBase).

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