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Whitespotted Grouper

Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus

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

Whitespotted Grouper — photo 1 of 2
Photo 1 of 2 · Rickard Zerpe (CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Reef
Max size
76 cm
Depth
2-65 m
Family
Serranidae

The whitespotted grouper, also known as the rankin cod, ocellated rockcod, small-spotted cod, white-spotted reef-cod or whitespotted rockcod, 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 an Indo-Pacific distribution. It is closely related to two other species of white spotted groupers in the genus Epinephelus.

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