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White-edged Lyretail

Variola albimarginata

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

White-edged Lyretail — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
uncommonwhiteredsolitarylargereef
Habitat
Reef
Max size
65 cm
Depth
12-90 m
Family
Serranidae

The white-edged lyretail, also known as the white-edge coronation trout, lyretail grouper, lyretail trout, white-edged lyretail-cod or white-fringed moontail-bass, 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 is found in the Indo-Pacific region but it is an uncommon species.

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

Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

White-edged Lyretail
This oneWhite-edged Lyretail
Yellow-edged Lyretail
Look-alikeYellow-edged Lyretail

Both are red groupers with small blue or pink spots and a deep crescent tail. Yellow-edged Lyretail has yellow rear edges on its tail and fins. White-edged Lyretail has no yellow: a thin white line runs along the tail margin, and it stays smaller (65 cm against 83).

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