Speckled Hind
Hyporthodus drummondhayi
Also known as: Calico Grouper, Cod, Hind, Kitty Mitchell, Kitty Mitchell Grouper, Rock Grouper, Rockcod, Strawberry Grouper, Trout, Epinephelus drummondhayi
- Calico Grouper
- Cod
- Hind
- Kitty Mitchell
- Kitty Mitchell Grouper
- Rock Grouper
- Rockcod
- Strawberry Grouper
- Trout
- Epinephelus drummondhayi
Overview
Found singly, over rocky bottoms of deep off-shore coral 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
- white spots
- Behaviour
- solitary
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Atlantic
- Country only · 1
Found singly, over rocky bottoms of deep off-shore coral reefs.
Adult photos 1
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