Spotted Coral Grouper

Scientific Name: Plectropomus maculatus
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 125cm
Identification: Red, pale gray or olive to dark brown with numerous small blue spots on body and fins; elongate blue spots on head, blue margin on tail, blue ring around eye.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Silty coastal reefs in 5-50m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Malaysian Peninsula and Philippines to Papua New Guinea and Australia.

Roving Coral Grouper

Scientific Name: Plectropomus pessuliferus
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 120cm
Identification: Brown to orange-red or olive with numerous small dark-edged round and vertically elongate blue spots; may display 5-6 dark bars on upper body.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coastal, platform and outer reefs in 10-147m.
Location: Indian Ocean - Red Sea and E. Africa to Sumatra in Indonesia, but one individual recorded from Fiji in the Pacific.

Leopard Coral Grouper

Scientific Name: Plectropomus leopardus
Family: Groupers - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 70cm
Identification: Red, pale gray or olive to dark brown with small blue spots on head, body and fins; blue margin on tail, ring around eye, may display bars.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coastal and lagoon reefs in 3-100m.
Location: West Pacific - South China Sea and S.W. Japan to Australia and Fiji.