Greasy Grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus tauvina
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 75cm
Identification: Blotchy dirty white to pale brown with reddish brown spots on head, body and fins; darkish saddles on back, series of black spots form dark margin on rear dorsal, anal and tail fins.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coastal, lagoon and outer reefs in 1-20m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef.