Frostback Rockcod
Epinephelus bilobatus
Also known as: Brown-spotted Rockcod, Cod, Frostback Cod, Frostback Rockcod, Hind, Honeycomb Cod, Rockcod, Trout, Twinspot Grouper
- Brown-spotted Rockcod
- Cod
- Frostback Cod
- Frostback Rockcod
- Hind
- Honeycomb Cod
- Rockcod
- Trout
- Twinspot Grouper
Overview
Found singly over coral and rocky bottoms and weedy areas of reefs.
Eastern Indian Ocean - Western Australia
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.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Eastern Indian Ocean
- Exact location · 4
Found singly over coral and rocky bottoms and weedy areas of reefs.
Adult photos 4
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