WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

White Grouper

Epinephelus aeneus

Also known as: Cod, Hind, Rockcod, Trout

NTNear ThreatenedIUCN Red List, 2018
Adult
@mbdeir · Khaldeh, Lebanon · January 20211 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, over mud, rock, and sandy bottoms, of coastal shorelines.
Juveniles found in estuaries and coastal lagoons.
Widespread Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean

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

Behaviour
solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean
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Found singly, over mud, rock, and sandy bottoms, of coastal shorelines.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyEpinephelidae
    6. genusEpinephelus
    7. speciesEpinephelus aeneus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

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    More in the family

    Groupers (Epinephelidae)