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Bony fish

Summan Grouper

Epinephelus summana

Also known as: Edgeblack Grouper, Speckled-fin Grouper, Spotted Grouper, Suman Grouper, White-spotted Grouper

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2018
Juvenile
@Moheldeenhijazi · Red sea catch, Saudi Arabia · May 20171 / 1
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Overview

Found in pairs, or small schools, over protected, shallow, brackish waters, of lagoons and coral reefs, rich in coral growth.
Western Indian Ocean - Gulf of Aden, Red Sea

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 · Western Indian Ocean
  • Exact location · 1
LIVES IN

Found in pairs, or small schools, over protected, shallow, brackish waters, of lagoons and coral reefs, rich in coral growth.

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Juvenile photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyEpinephelidae
    6. genusEpinephelus
    7. speciesEpinephelus summana (Forsskål, 1775)

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    More in the family

    Groupers (Epinephelidae)