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Star-spotted Grouper

Epinephelus hexagonatus

Also known as: Cod, Hexagon Rockcod, Hind, Honeycomb Grouper, Honeycomb Reefcod, Rockcod, Sharp-spotted Grouper, Star-spotted Grouper, Trout, White-speckled Rockcod, Wirenet Rockcod, Wire-netting Cod, Hexagon Grouper

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2018
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Adult
@fishx6 · Lighthouse Bay, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia · March 20141 / 3
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Overview

Found singly and well camouflaged, over shallow areas of exposed outer 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
Pattern
honeycomb
Behaviour
camouflagedsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Exact location · 3
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Found singly and well camouflaged, over shallow areas of exposed outer reefs.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyEpinephelidae
    6. genusEpinephelus
    7. speciesEpinephelus hexagonatus (Forster, 1801)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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