Highfin Grouper (species: Epinephelus maculatus) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Epinephelus maculatus
Highfin Grouper


©John E. Randall: Highfin Grouper (Epinephelus maculatus)

©Sally Polack: Juvenile Highfin Grouper (Epinephelus maculatus)

©Lyle Vail: Highfin Grouper at Lizard Island

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

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Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Brown with darker brown spots and two distinctive white saddles on back.

Size

  • Up to 60.5 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 2 m to 100 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Juveniles are found in shallow coral rubble, adults in isolated coral heads of lagoon and seaward reefs (FishBase).

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References

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
  • Bott, N.J. and T.H. Cribb (2009). Prosorhynchine trematodes (Digenea: Bucephalidae) from epinephelines (Perciformes: Serranidae) on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Systematic Parasitology, 72: 57-69. LIRS catalog number 1211.
  • Bott, N.J., T.L. Miller and T.H. Cribb (2013). Bucephalidae (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) of Plectropomus (Serranidae: Epinephelinae) in the tropical Pacific. Parasitology Research, 112: 2561-2584. LIRS catalog number 1717.
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