Description

Also known as Cod, Coral Cod, Coral Grouper, Coral Rockcod, Coral Trout, Hind,Rockcod, Rusty Rockcod.

Found singly, in habit specific areas of silty, inshore reefs, rich in invertebrate growth.
They feed on invertebrates, small fish and zooplankton.
Length - 25cm
Depth - 5-33m
Widespread Western Pacific

Groupers are solitary carnivores that hunt near the bottom usually at dusk. Food is drawn into their mouths by a powerful suction when they open their overly large mouths and then swallowed whole.
Spawning is seasonal and controlled by the moons phase. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Cephalopholis-aitha