Highfin Grouper (species: Epinephelus maculatus) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Epinephelus maculatus
Highfin Grouper


©Lyle Vail: Highfin Grouper at Lizard Island

©Graham Edgar: A juvenile Epinephelus maculatus at Watson's Bay, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Juvenile Epinephelus maculatus at 21 m depth off Coconut Beach, Lizard Island. Juveniles of this species are often abundant in this sort of habitat.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Serranidae
Genus Epinephelus
Species Epinephelus maculatus
Status least concern

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Brown with darker brown spots and two distinctive white saddles on back. Juveniles have yellow on the fins.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.

Other references

  • Bott, N.J. and T.H. Cribb (2009). Prosorhynchine trematodes (Digenea: Bucephalidae) from epinephelines (Perciformes: Serranidae) on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Systematic Parasitology, 72: 57-69. LIRS catalog number 1211.
  • Bott, N.J., T.L. Miller and T.H. Cribb (2013). Bucephalidae (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) of Plectropomus (Serranidae: Epinephelinae) in the tropical Pacific. Parasitology Research, 112: 2561-2584. LIRS catalog number 1717.
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