Epinephelus macrospilos

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Epinephelus macrospilos
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Epinephelus
Species:
E. macrospilos
Binomial name
Epinephelus macrospilos
(Bleeker, 1855)

Epinephelus macrospilos, commonly known as the snub-nose grouper, is a species of ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses.

Distribution

It is found in the Indo-Pacific region from east coast of Africa to the central Pacific, [1] in lagoon and seaweed

reefs to the depth of 44 m. [2] It feeds on crustaceans, fishes, and some cephalopods. The maximum size of E. macrospilos is 43 cm, weighing up to 2 kg.

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References

  1. t0540e27.pdf
  2. Epinephelus macrospilos, Snubnose grouper : fisheries