One-Blotch Grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus melanostigma
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 33cm
Identification: Bluish white undercolor with closely packed polygonal spots in varying shades of brown; merging spots on back form dark saddle under mid-dorsal fin.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Lagoons, reef flats and seaward slopes to 10m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - E. Africa to Samoa, north to S.W. Japan.

Netfin Grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus miliaris
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 53cm
Identification: Undercolor white with irregular gray blotches and covered with closely packed polygonal brown spots.
Favourite: Solitary; young inhabit mangroves and seagrass beds, adults in deeper water.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs and outer slopes in 1-180m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - E. Africa to Samoa, north to S.W. Japan.

Malabar Grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus malabaricus
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 234cm
Identification: Large; barred or mottled shades of gray to brown to olive with small whitish spots and blotches; covered with numerous small dark spots.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Protected areas of reefs, lagoons and estuaries to 100m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Red Sea to Fiji and Tonga. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.