One-Blotch Grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus melanostigma
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 33cm
Identification: Bluish white undercolor with closely packed polygonal spots in varying shades of brown; merging spots on back form dark saddle under mid-dorsal fin.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Lagoons, reef flats and seaward slopes to 10m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - E. Africa to Samoa, north to S.W. Japan.