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Epinephelus

Epinephelus lanceolatus

(Bloch, 1790)

Giant Grouper, Queensland Grouper

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to South Africa eastward to Hawaiian and Pitcairn Islands, north to Southern Japan, and south to Australia.

Size: 110 inches (275 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits areas near caves and wrecks, also estuaries and coral reefs, usually in shallow waters, and found at depths between 3 – 600 feet (1 – 180 m) where it feeds on small fishes, crustaceans and turtles.

General Husbandry: Has a mottled tannish body. Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Percoidei

    Family: Serranidae

    Subfamily: Epinephelinae

    Genus: Epinephelus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

A public aquarium species.

Mainly a food fish and gamefish in the local areas.

Unsuitable for home aquariums.

 Epinephelus lanceolatus (Giant Grouper, Queensland Grouper)
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