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Starry Grouper

Epinephelus labriformis

Also known as: Cod, Flag Cabrilla, Flag Grouper, Hind, Red-tipped Grouper, Rock Bass, Rockcod, Trout, Red-tipped Grouper

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2018
Adult
@eksmp · San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua · December 20131 / 3
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Overview

Found singly, over rocky areas of coastal waters within the continental shelf.
They feed on crustaceans during the day and fish at night.

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

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Pacific
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Found singly, over rocky areas of coastal waters within the continental shelf.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyEpinephelidae
    6. genusEpinephelus
    7. speciesEpinephelus labriformis (Jenyns, 1840)

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    More in the family

    Groupers (Epinephelidae)