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Red Hind

Epinephelus guttatus

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

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2018
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@JolineCuracao · Curaçao - Parasasa, Curaçao · September 20201 / 4

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Overview

Juveniles are white with widely spaced red spots and are seldom seen, keeping close to cover on patch reefs. In the Turks and Caicos, early juveniles often shelter inside discarded conch shells lying in seagrass.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
brown spotsspots
Behaviour
haremssolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

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

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
  • Country only · 4
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 4

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    Taxonomy

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

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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