Highfin Coral Grouper

Scientific Name: Plectropomus oligacanthus
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 75cm
Identification: Red to reddish brown to lavender-brown with blue lines on head; blue spots on body and fins with some that join to form vertical lines on mid-side.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Steep slopes in 5-147m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Indonesia, Philippines and Marshall Is. in Micronesia to Australia.

Blacksaddle Coral Grouper

Scientific Name: Plectropomus laevis
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 125cm
Identification: Pale Variation - Whitish with 4 black saddles on body and black band above eye, fins yellow. Generally smaller than the dark form and is possibly restricted to juveniles and females.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Lagoons and seaward reefs in 4-90m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Tuamoutus Is. in French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef.

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.