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Honeycomb Grouper

Epinephelus merra

Bislamalos— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Honeycomb Grouper — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · Jean-Lou Justine · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Reef
Max size
37 cm
Depth
0-20 m
Family
Serranidae

The honeycomb grouper, also known as black-spotted rock-cod, common birdwire rockcod, dwarf spotted rockcod, dwarf-spotted grouper, honeycomb cod, wire-netted reefcod or wire-netting cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution where it is found in coastal and offshore reefs in shallow waters.

Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Honeycomb Grouper
This oneHoneycomb Grouper
Starspotted Grouper
Look-alikeStarspotted Grouper

Two small groupers covered in close-set brown spots with a pale net between them. Honeycomb Grouper is best told by its pectoral fins, which carry distinct small black spots, mostly on the rays. Starspotted Grouper's spots are hexagons that nearly touch, leaving only small white triangles at the corners; four or five dark saddles run along its back, and the outer half of its pectoral fin has only faint spots.

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