Blacktip grouper
Epinephelus fasciatus
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A grouper from the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and South Africa to the Pitcairn Islands.
- Scientific name
- Epinephelus fasciatus
- Family
- Epinephelidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Epinephelidae
- Order
- Perciformes/Serranoidei
- Synonyms
- Cerna alexandrina, Cerna chrysotaenia, Epinephalus alexandrinus, Epinephalus fasciatus, Epinephelus alexandrinus, Epinephelus emoryi, Epinephelus goreensis, Epinephelus marginalis, Epinephelus spiramen, Epinephelus tsirimenara, Epinephelus variolosus, Epinephelus zapyrus, Epinephelus zaslavskii, Epinephilus fasciatus, Holocentrus erythraeus
Origin
- Native region
- África, Oceania, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 52 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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