Indonesian Grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus waandersi
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 60cm
Identification: Whitish to bright white body, grayish head and yellowish gray fins covered with small brown spots (frequently obscured by bright white areas); large dark blotches form broken bars.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs in 3-25m.
Location: Indonesia.

Honeycomb Grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus merra
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 32cm
Identification: White undercolor with polygonal spots in varying shades of brown; no distinctive markings.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coastal, lagoon and sheltered outer reefs in 1-50m, but usually less than 20m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Tuamotu Is. in French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Australia.

Highfin Grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus maculatus
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 60cm
Identification: Brownish gray to brown covered with dark brown polygonal spots; pair of prominent white saddles on forehead and middle of back.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Often on open sand at base of reefs in coastal, lagoon and outer reefs in 2-100m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - E. Africa to Samoa, north to S.W. Japan.