Slender Grouper

Scientific Name: Anyperodon leucogrammicus
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 52cm
Identification: Slender body; greenish to brownish gray with red-orange spots covering head and body; usually 3-4 pale stripes of variable intensity depending on mood.
Favourite: Solitary; fish predators.
Hide-out: Sheltered coastal and outer reefs in 5-80m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Marshall Is. in Micronesia and Samoa. S.W. Japan to Australia.