Areolate grouper (Epinephelus areolatus)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
- Main name: Areolate grouper
- Local names: Yellowspotted rockcod, Areolate rockcod, Green-spotted rock-cod, Squaretail grouper, Squaretail rock-cod
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean, Red sea
Classification
- Genus: Epinephelus - Cloudy groupers
- Family: Epinephelidae - Groupers
- Order: Perciformes - Perches
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes