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Bony fish

Red Hind

Epinephelus guttatus

Also known as: Cod, Deady, Hind, Lucky Grouper, Red Hind Grouper, Rockcod, Speckled Hind, Trout

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2018
Adult
@mieklybe · Bonaire, Aruba · May 20171 / 5

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Overview

Found singly or in small harems, close to, or resting on rocky bottoms, of shallow 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.

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How to identify

COLOURS

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the adult stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
  • Country only · 5
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Found singly or in small harems, close to, or resting on rocky bottoms, of shallow reefs.

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Adult photos 5

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyEpinephelidae
    6. genusEpinephelus
    7. speciesEpinephelus guttatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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    More in the family

    Groupers (Epinephelidae)