Palemargin Grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus bontoides
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: Gray-brown with scattered reddish brown to black spots; fins dark gray with narrow pale margins.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Sheltered coastal reefs over mud, rock or cobble bottoms in 2-30m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Taiwan, Indonesia and Philippines to New Britain east of Papua New Guinea.