Netfin Grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus miliaris
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 53cm
Identification: Undercolor white with irregular gray blotches and covered with closely packed polygonal brown spots.
Favourite: Solitary; young inhabit mangroves and seagrass beds, adults in deeper water.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs and outer slopes in 1-180m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - E. Africa to Samoa, north to S.W. Japan.