Redmouth Grouper
Aethaloperca rogaa
Also known as: Cod, Hind, Red-flushed Cod, Red-flushed Grouper, Red-flushed Rockcod, Redmouth Rockcod, Rockcod, Trout
- Cod
- Hind
- Red-flushed Cod
- Red-flushed Grouper
- Red-flushed Rockcod
- Redmouth Rockcod
- Rockcod
- Trout
Overview
Found singly, close to caves and holes in the reef, over silty lagoons and coastal reefs.
Juveniles mimic the angelfish - Centropyge vrolikii
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
- Head & Mouth
- red mouth
- Behaviour
- shelters in cavessolitary
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
- Exact location · 1
- Country only · 11
Found singly, close to caves and holes in the reef, over silty lagoons and coastal reefs.
Adult photos 12
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