Malabar Grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus malabaricus
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 234cm
Identification: Large; barred or mottled shades of gray to brown to olive with small whitish spots and blotches; covered with numerous small dark spots.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Protected areas of reefs, lagoons and estuaries to 100m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Red Sea to Fiji and Tonga. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.