Marbled Coral Grouper
Plectropomus punctatus
Also known as: Cod, Coral Trout, Hind, Leopard Coral Trout, Marbled Leopard Grouper, Mottled Coral Grouper, Mottled Coral Trout, Trout
- Cod
- Coral Trout
- Hind
- Leopard Coral Trout
- Marbled Leopard Grouper
- Mottled Coral Grouper
- Mottled Coral Trout
- Trout
Overview
Found singly, or in small schools, usually in shallow waters, drifting high over the bottom, of coral and 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
- Pattern
- marbled
- Fins & Tail
- blue fin outline
- Head & Mouth
- blue eye ring
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Indian Ocean
- Country only · 5
Found singly, or in small schools, usually in shallow waters, drifting high over the bottom, of coral and rocky reefs.
Adult photos 5
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