Bluespotted Grouper

Scientific Name: Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: Brown to reddish brown, often lightly mottled; covered with numerous black-edged blue spots.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coastal, lagoon and seaward reefs in 1-50m.
Location: Asian-Pacific - E. Malaysian Peninsula, Philippines and Papua New Guinea to Great Barrier Reef.

Bluelined Grouper

Scientific Name: Cephalopholis formosa
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 34cm
Identification: Dark brown to yellowish brown with dark blue, primarily horizontal, lines on head, body and fins.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Dead silty reefs in sheltered waters and coastal reefs in 1-15m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - India and Maldives to N.W. Australia, north to S.W. Japan.

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.