Description

Also known as Apricot Trout, Cod, Coral Trout, Hind, Leopard Trout, Passionfruit Coral Trout, Passionfriut Trout, Polkadot Cod, Polkadot Coral Trout, Rockcod, Spotted Coral Trout, Squaretail Coral Trout, Squaretail Grouper, Squaretail Leopard Grouper, Trout.

Found singly, or in schools, along channels and over reef fronts, of lagoons and seaward reefs, rich in coral growth.
They feed exclusively on fish.
Length - 80cm
Depth - 1-20m
Widespread Indo-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/6082