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Giant Grouper

Epinephelus lanceolatus

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

Giant Grouper — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · Manuel Heinrich Emha (CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Reef
Max size
2.7 m
Depth
0-50 m
Family
Serranidae

The giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus), also known as the Queensland grouper (groper), brindle grouper or mottled-brown sea 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 has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution and is one of the largest extant species of bony fish.

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

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