Camouflage Grouper
Epinephelus polyphekadion
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- Habitat
- Reef
- Max size
- 90 cm
- Family
- Serranidae
The camouflage grouper, also known as the blue-tailed cod, camouflage rockcod, small-toothed rockcod, smooth flowery rock-cod, snout-spot grouper or snout-spot rock-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 associated with reefs. There is actually a French documentary called Le Mystère Mérou about the spawning and behavior of these fish shot in the Atol of Fakarava in French Polynesia.
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