Redmouth Grouper

Scientific Name: Aethaloperca rogaa
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 60cm
Identification: Dark brown to black, occasionally with orangish cast; frequently with pale bar across abdomen; inside mouth red.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Usually inside or near caves or under ledges in coral-rich areas of seaward reefs in 3-50m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Fiji. S.W. Japan to Australia.