Malabar Grouper
Epinephelus malabaricus
Also known as: Blackspot Cod, Black-spotted Rockcod, Brown Spotted Grouper, Cod, Estuary Cod, Estuary Rockcod, Giant Rockcod, Greasy Grouper, Hind, Malabar Cod, Malabar Reefcod, Malabar Rockcod, Morgan's Cod, Rockcod, Speckled Grouper, Trout
- Blackspot Cod
- Black-spotted Rockcod
- Brown Spotted Grouper
- Cod
- Estuary Cod
- Estuary Rockcod
- Giant Rockcod
- Greasy Grouper
- Hind
- Malabar Cod
- Malabar Reefcod
- Malabar Rockcod
- Morgan's Cod
- Rockcod
- Speckled Grouper
- Trout
Overview
Found singly, over mud and sand bottoms and in tide-pools, of estuaries, mangrove swamps, rocky reefs.
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 · Indo-Pacific
- Exact location · 2
- Country only · 10
Found singly, over mud and sand bottoms and in tide-pools, of estuaries, mangrove swamps, rocky reefs.
Adult photos 12
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