Harlequin Grouper

Scientific Name: Cephalopholis polleni
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 43cm
Identification: Yellow to greenish yellow; bright blue or violet stripes on head, body and fins.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Clear water of outer reefs and steep slopes, seldom in less than 30m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - S.E. Africa to Line Is. in eastern Central Pacific, north to S.W. Japan.