{"id":1389,"date":"2020-06-08T06:49:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T06:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reefspecies.com\/moalboal\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1389"},"modified":"2020-07-06T11:59:50","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T11:59:50","slug":"potato-grouper","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/reefspecies.com\/moalboal\/species\/potato-grouper\/","title":{"rendered":"Potato grouper"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rdp-we-main\" data-resource=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Potato_grouper\">\n<div id=\"rdp-we-mw-aria-live-region\" class=\"mw-aria-live-region\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"vector-header-container\">\n\t<header class=\"vector-header mw-header no-font-mode-scale\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vector-header-start\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"vector-main-menu-landmark\" aria-label=\"Site\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-main-menu-dropdown\" class=\"vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right\"  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class=\"vector-toc-numb\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>References<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-References-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-External_links\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#External_links\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>External links<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-External_links-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mw-content-container\">\n\t\t\t<main id=\"rdp-we-content\" class=\"mw-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar no-font-mode-scale\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Contents\" class=\"vector-toc-landmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div 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class=\"vector-unpinned-container\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn\" class=\"vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang\"  >\n\t<input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn-checkbox\" role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-event-name=\"ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn\" class=\"vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector\" aria-label=\"Go to an article in another language. Available in 24 languages\"   >\n\t<label id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn-label\" for=\"p-lang-btn-checkbox\" class=\"vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><span class=\"vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive\"><\/span>\n\n<span class=\"vector-dropdown-label-text\">24 languages<\/span>\n\t<\/label>\n\t<div class=\"vector-dropdown-content\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vector-menu-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"vector-menu-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/af.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aartappel-baars\" title=\"Aartappel-baars \u2013 Afrikaans\" lang=\"af\" hreflang=\"af\" data-title=\"Aartappel-baars\" data-language-autonym=\"Afrikaans\" data-language-local-name=\"Afrikaans\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Afrikaans<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B3\" title=\"\u0647\u0627\u0645\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0637\u0633 \u2013 Arabic\" lang=\"ar\" hreflang=\"ar\" data-title=\"\u0647\u0627\u0645\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0637\u0633\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\" data-language-local-name=\"Arabic\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arz.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%B3\" title=\"\u0647\u0627\u0645\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0637\u0633 \u2013 Egyptian Arabic\" lang=\"arz\" hreflang=\"arz\" data-title=\"\u0647\u0627\u0645\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0637\u0633\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0645\u0635\u0631\u0649\" data-language-local-name=\"Egyptian Arabic\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0645\u0635\u0631\u0649<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bg.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80\" title=\"\u041a\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043e\u0444\u0435\u043d \u0433\u0440\u0443\u043f\u0435\u0440 \u2013 Bulgarian\" lang=\"bg\" hreflang=\"bg\" data-title=\"\u041a\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043e\u0444\u0435\u043d \u0433\u0440\u0443\u043f\u0435\u0440\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438\" data-language-local-name=\"Bulgarian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epinephelus_tukula\" title=\"Epinephelus tukula \u2013 Catalan\" lang=\"ca\" hreflang=\"ca\" data-title=\"Epinephelus tukula\" data-language-autonym=\"Catal\u00e0\" data-language-local-name=\"Catalan\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Catal\u00e0<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ceb.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epinephelus_tukula\" title=\"Epinephelus tukula \u2013 Cebuano\" lang=\"ceb\" hreflang=\"ceb\" data-title=\"Epinephelus tukula\" data-language-autonym=\"Cebuano\" data-language-local-name=\"Cebuano\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Cebuano<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kanic_tukula\" title=\"Kanic tukula \u2013 Czech\" lang=\"cs\" hreflang=\"cs\" data-title=\"Kanic tukula\" data-language-autonym=\"\u010ce\u0161tina\" data-language-local-name=\"Czech\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u010ce\u0161tina<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epinephelus_tukula\" title=\"Epinephelus tukula \u2013 Spanish\" lang=\"es\" hreflang=\"es\" data-title=\"Epinephelus tukula\" data-language-autonym=\"Espa\u00f1ol\" data-language-local-name=\"Spanish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eu.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epinephelus_tukula\" title=\"Epinephelus tukula \u2013 Basque\" lang=\"eu\" hreflang=\"eu\" data-title=\"Epinephelus tukula\" data-language-autonym=\"Euskara\" data-language-local-name=\"Basque\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Euskara<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fa.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%BA%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A8%E2%80%8C%D8%B2%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C\" title=\"\u0631\u0648\u063a\u0646\u200c\u0645\u0627\u0647\u06cc \u0633\u06cc\u0628\u200c\u0632\u0645\u06cc\u0646\u06cc \u2013 Persian\" lang=\"fa\" hreflang=\"fa\" data-title=\"\u0631\u0648\u063a\u0646\u200c\u0645\u0627\u0647\u06cc \u0633\u06cc\u0628\u200c\u0632\u0645\u06cc\u0646\u06cc\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u06cc\" data-language-local-name=\"Persian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u06cc<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hiilimeriahven\" title=\"Hiilimeriahven \u2013 Finnish\" lang=\"fi\" hreflang=\"fi\" data-title=\"Hiilimeriahven\" data-language-autonym=\"Suomi\" data-language-local-name=\"Finnish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Suomi<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epinephelus_tukula\" title=\"Epinephelus tukula \u2013 French\" lang=\"fr\" hreflang=\"fr\" data-title=\"Epinephelus tukula\" data-language-autonym=\"Fran\u00e7ais\" data-language-local-name=\"French\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Fran\u00e7ais<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/he.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D7%93%D7%A7%D7%A8_%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9F\" title=\"\u05d3\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d5\u05dc\u05d1\u05d5\u05e1\u05d9\u05df \u2013 Hebrew\" lang=\"he\" hreflang=\"he\" data-title=\"\u05d3\u05e7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d5\u05dc\u05d1\u05d5\u05e1\u05d9\u05df\" data-language-autonym=\"\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\" data-language-local-name=\"Hebrew\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8F%E3%82%BF\" title=\"\u30ab\u30b9\u30ea\u30cf\u30bf \u2013 Japanese\" lang=\"ja\" hreflang=\"ja\" data-title=\"\u30ab\u30b9\u30ea\u30cf\u30bf\" data-language-autonym=\"\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\" data-language-local-name=\"Japanese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%EA%B0%90%EC%9E%90%EB%B0%94%EB%A6%AC\" title=\"\uac10\uc790\ubc14\ub9ac \u2013 Korean\" lang=\"ko\" hreflang=\"ko\" data-title=\"\uac10\uc790\ubc14\ub9ac\" data-language-autonym=\"\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4\" data-language-local-name=\"Korean\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gevlekte_reuzentandbaars\" title=\"Gevlekte reuzentandbaars \u2013 Dutch\" lang=\"nl\" hreflang=\"nl\" data-title=\"Gevlekte reuzentandbaars\" data-language-autonym=\"Nederlands\" data-language-local-name=\"Dutch\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Nederlands<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garoupa-batata\" title=\"Garoupa-batata \u2013 Portuguese\" lang=\"pt\" hreflang=\"pt\" data-title=\"Garoupa-batata\" data-language-autonym=\"Portugu\u00eas\" data-language-local-name=\"Portuguese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Portugu\u00eas<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Potatisgrouper\" title=\"Potatisgrouper \u2013 Swedish\" lang=\"sv\" hreflang=\"sv\" data-title=\"Potatisgrouper\" data-language-autonym=\"Svenska\" data-language-local-name=\"Swedish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Svenska<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%8B%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A9%E0%B9%8C\" title=\"\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e40\u0e01\u0e4b\u0e32\u0e14\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e01\u0e22\u0e31\u0e01\u0e29\u0e4c \u2013 Thai\" lang=\"th\" hreflang=\"th\" data-title=\"\u0e1b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e40\u0e01\u0e4b\u0e32\u0e14\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e01\u0e22\u0e31\u0e01\u0e29\u0e4c\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\" data-language-local-name=\"Thai\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epinephelus_tukula\" title=\"Epinephelus tukula \u2013 Vietnamese\" lang=\"vi\" hreflang=\"vi\" data-title=\"Epinephelus tukula\" data-language-autonym=\"Ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t\" data-language-local-name=\"Vietnamese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/war.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epinephelus_tukula\" title=\"Epinephelus tukula \u2013 Waray\" lang=\"war\" hreflang=\"war\" data-title=\"Epinephelus tukula\" data-language-autonym=\"Winaray\" data-language-local-name=\"Waray\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Winaray<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epinephelus_tukula\" title=\"Epinephelus tukula \u2013 Minnan\" lang=\"nan\" hreflang=\"nan\" data-title=\"Epinephelus tukula\" data-language-autonym=\"\u95a9\u5357\u8a9e \/ B\u00e2n-l\u00e2m-g\u00ed\" data-language-local-name=\"Minnan\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u95a9\u5357\u8a9e \/ B\u00e2n-l\u00e2m-g\u00ed<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zh-yue.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E9%87%91%E9%8C%A2%E8%BA%89\" title=\"\u91d1\u9322\u8e89 \u2013 Cantonese\" lang=\"yue\" hreflang=\"yue\" data-title=\"\u91d1\u9322\u8e89\" data-language-autonym=\"\u7cb5\u8a9e\" data-language-local-name=\"Cantonese\" 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class=\"vector-body-before-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"rdp-we-mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-body-content\"><div class=\"mw-subjectpageheader\">\n<\/div><div class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><div class=\"shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux\" style=\"display:none\">Species of fish<\/div>\n<p class=\"mw-empty-elt\">\n<\/p>\n\n<p>The <b>potato grouper<\/b> (<i><b>Epinephelus tukula<\/b><\/i>), also called the <b>potato cod<\/b> or <b>potato bass<\/b>, is a species of marine <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ray-finned_fish\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Ray-finned fish\" target=\"_new\">ray-finned fish<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grouper\" title=\"Grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">grouper<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subfamily\" title=\"Subfamily\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">subfamily<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epinephelinae\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Epinephelinae\" target=\"_new\">Epinephelinae<\/a> which is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Family_(taxonomy)\" title=\"Family (taxonomy)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">family<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serranidae\" title=\"Serranidae\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Serranidae<\/a>, which also includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anthiinae\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Anthiinae\" target=\"_new\">anthias<\/a> and sea basses. It has a wide <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Pacific\" title=\"Indo-Pacific\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indo-Pacific<\/a> distribution.\n<\/p>\n<meta property=\"mw:PageProp\/toc\" \/>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Description\">Description<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>The potato grouper has a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fish_measurement\" title=\"Fish measurement\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">standard length<\/a> which is 2.9 to 3.5 times its depth. It has a slightly convex region between the eyes and the dorsal profile of the head is straight. The preopercle is rounded or subangular and it has slightly enlarged serrations at its corner while the gill cover has a straight upper margin.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FAO&#95;2-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FAO-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> There are 11 spines and 14-15 soft rays in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorsal_fin\" title=\"Dorsal fin\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">dorsal fin<\/a> and three spines and eight rays in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anal_fin\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Anal fin\" target=\"_new\">anal fin<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Fishbase&#95;3-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Fishbase-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The membranes between the dorsal fin spines are notched. The caudal fin is rounded.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FAO&#95;2-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FAO-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> This species is pale brownish-grey in overall colour and it is covered in large dark widely separated blotches. Dark lines radiate out from the eyes and there are small dark spots on the fins.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FofA&#95;4-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FofA-4\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>4<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> This is a large and robust species of grouper which attains a maximum published length of 200 centimetres (79&#160;in) and a weight of 110 kilograms (240&#160;lb).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Fishbase&#95;3-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Fishbase-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The dark blotches on the body are thought to resemble potatoes in shape and thus give rise to the common name.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FAO&#95;2-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FAO-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Distribution\">Distribution<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>The potato grouper has a wide distribution in the Indian and Pacific Oceans but is uncommon to rare in most areas. It is commonest along the coast of eastern Africa from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Sea\" title=\"Red Sea\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Red Sea<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KwaZulu-Natal\" title=\"KwaZulu-Natal\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">KwaZulu-Natal<\/a> in South Africa and around the Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R%C3%A9union\" title=\"R\u00e9union\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">R\u00e9union<\/a>. It further occurs off western India and Sri Lanka east into the Pacific where it reaches as far east as the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan and south to Australia. It has not been recorded in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_Gulf\" title=\"Persian Gulf\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Persian Gulf<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;2021&#95;1-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_2021-1\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>1<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In Australia it is distributed from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shark_Bay\" title=\"Shark Bay\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Shark Bay<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Australia\" title=\"Western Australia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Western Australia<\/a> along the northern coasts to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moreton_Bay\" title=\"Moreton Bay\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Moreton Bay<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queensland\" title=\"Queensland\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Queensland<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FofA&#95;4-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FofA-4\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>4<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> It is also found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Barrier_Reef\" title=\"Great Barrier Reef\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Great Barrier Reef<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-AM&#95;5-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-AM-5\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>5<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Habitat_and_biology\">Habitat and biology<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>The potato grouper are found in coral reefs in the channels in the reefs and around sea mounts in areas where there is a strong current.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Fishbase&#95;3-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Fishbase-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The juveniles prefer the shallow water and are often found in tidal pools on the reef, while the adults are found at depths between 10 and 150 metres (33 and 492&#160;ft). They are solitary and usually remain within their home range. They are ambush predators which prey on small <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ray_(fish)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Ray (fish)\" target=\"_new\">rays<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crab\" title=\"Crab\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">crabs<\/a>, fish, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Squid\" title=\"Squid\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">squid<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Octopus\" title=\"Octopus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">octopodes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spiny_lobster\" title=\"Spiny lobster\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">spiny lobsters<\/a>. They hide from their prey using the coral as cover and lunge when the prey is in range, swallowing the prey item whole.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-DPAW&#95;6-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-DPAW-6\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>6<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> They are aggressive and defend their <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Territoriality\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Territoriality\" target=\"_new\">territory<\/a> but they have a relatively small home range. They reach sexual maturity at 90 to 99 centimetres (35 to 39&#160;in) and a weight of 16 to 18 kilograms (35 to 40&#160;lb), at approximately 12 years of age. Aggregations of smaller fishes have been observed but it is not known if this species aggregates to spawn. Captive specimens have been induced to change sex from female to male so the potato grouper may, like other groupers, be a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protogynous_hermaphrodite\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Protogynous hermaphrodite\" target=\"_new\">protogynous hermaphrodite<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;2021&#95;1-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_2021-1\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>1<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Taxonomy\">Taxonomy<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>The potato cod was first formally <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Species_description\" title=\"Species description\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">described<\/a> by R.L. Playfair and A. G\u00fcnther as <i>Serranus dispar<\/i> (Playfair, 1867)<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Playfair&#95;7-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Playfair-7\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>7<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> and accepted as <i>Epinephelus tukula<\/i> (Morgans, 1959) as described by J.F.C. Morgans of the East African Fisheries Research Organization at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zanzibar\" title=\"Zanzibar\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Zanzibar<\/a><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Morgans&#95;8-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Morgans-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Type_locality_(biology)\" title=\"Type locality (biology)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">type locality<\/a> given as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mafia_Island\" title=\"Mafia Island\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Mafia Island<\/a> in Tanzania.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-CofF&#95;9-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-CofF-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>9<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Utilisation\">Utilisation<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>The potato grouper is exploited by local and artisanal fisheries throughout its range and although it appears in the live food fish trade in Hong Kong and China, it is not popular there. It is thought to be vulnerable to overfishing but this does not appear to be a current threat to it and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IUCN\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"IUCN\" target=\"_new\">IUCN<\/a> have classified its conservation status as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Least_Concern\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Least Concern\" target=\"_new\">Least Concern<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;2021&#95;1-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_2021-1\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>1<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> It is protected in South Africa<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FAO&#95;2-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FAO-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> and in Australia.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Fishon&#95;10-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Fishon-10\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>10<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-See_also\">See also<\/h2><\/div>\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cod_Hole\" title=\"Cod Hole\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Cod Hole<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-References\">References<\/h2><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mw-references-wrap\"><ol class=\"references\">\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;2021-1\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\">^ <a href=\"#cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-0\"><sup><i><b>a<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"#cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-1\"><sup><i><b>b<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"#cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-2\"><sup><i><b>c<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"#cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-3\"><sup><i><b>d<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFPollard,&#95;D.A.Samoilys,&#95;M.Fennessy,&#95;S.2018\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">Pollard, D.A.; Samoilys, M.; Fennessy, S. (2018). <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/species\/132773\/100561780\" target=\"_new\">\"<i>Epinephelus tukula<\/i>\"<\/a>. <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IUCN_Red_List\" title=\"IUCN Red List\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">IUCN Red List of Threatened Species<\/a><\/i>. <b>2018<\/b> e.T132773A100561780. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_(identifier)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Doi (identifier)\" target=\"_new\">doi<\/a>:<span class=\"id-lock-free\" title=\"Freely accessible\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T132773A100561780.en\" target=\"_new\">10.2305\/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T132773A100561780.en<\/a><\/span><span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. 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Eschmeyer\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Eschmeyer, William N.<\/a> &amp; van der Laan, Richard (eds.). <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/researcharchive.calacademy.org\/research\/ichthyology\/catalog\/fishcatget.asp?spid=15963\" target=\"_new\">\"<i>Epinephelus tukula<\/i>\"<\/a>. <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catalog_of_Fishes\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Catalog of Fishes\" target=\"_new\">Catalog of Fishes<\/a><\/i>. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California_Academy_of_Sciences\" title=\"California Academy of Sciences\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">California Academy of Sciences<\/a><span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">18 July<\/span> 2020<\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.jtitle=Catalog+of+Fishes&amp;rft.atitle=Epinephelus+tukula&amp;rft&#95;id=http%3A%2F%2Fresearcharchive.calacademy.org%2Fresearch%2Fichthyology%2Fcatalog%2Ffishcatget.asp%3Fspid%3D15963&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APotato+grouper\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-Fishon-10\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\"><b><a href=\"#cite_ref-Fishon_10-0\">^<\/a><\/b><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106\" \/><cite class=\"citation web cs1\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/fish-on.com.au\/what-the-fish\/a-g\/cod-potato-2\/#:~:text=Potato%20cod%20are%20a%20magnificent,be%20released%20immediately%20upon%20capture!\" target=\"_new\">\"COD, POTATO\"<\/a>. Fish-On!<span class=\"reference-accessdate\">. Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">18 July<\/span> 2020<\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=COD%2C+POTATO&amp;rft.pub=Fish-On%21&amp;rft&#95;id=http%3A%2F%2Ffish-on.com.au%2Fwhat-the-fish%2Fa-g%2Fcod-potato-2%2F%23%3A~%3Atext%3DPotato%2520cod%2520are%2520a%2520magnificent%2Cbe%2520released%2520immediately%2520upon%2520capture%21&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APotato+grouper\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-External_links\">External links<\/h2><\/div>\n<ul><li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/fishesofaustralia.net.au\/home\/species\/3850\" target=\"_new\">Fishes of Australia&#160;: <i>Epinephelus tukula<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Photos of <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/sealifecollection.org\/taxon\/218246\" target=\"_new\">Potato grouper<\/a> in the Sealife Collection<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"navbox-styles\"><\/div><div role=\"navigation\" class=\"navbox\" aria-labelledby=\"Extant&#95;Epinephelinae&#95;species&#95;(Groupers)9333\" style=\"padding:3px\"><table class=\"nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner\" style=\"border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit\"><tbody><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"navbox-title\" colspan=\"2\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333133064\" \/><div id=\"rdp-we-Extant&#95;Epinephelinae&#95;species&#95;(Groupers)9333\" style=\"font-size:114%;margin:0 4em\">Extant <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grouper\" title=\"Grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Epinephelinae<\/a> species <small>(Groupers)<\/small><\/div><\/th><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alphestes\" title=\"Alphestes\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Alphestes<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><i><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alphestes_immaculatus\" title=\"Alphestes immaculatus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Alphestes immaculatus<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><\/i><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anyperodon\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Anyperodon\" target=\"_new\">Anyperodon<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anyperodon_leucogrammicus\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Anyperodon leucogrammicus\" target=\"_new\">slender grouper (<i>A. leucogrammicus<\/i>)<\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aethaloperca_rogaa\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Aethaloperca rogaa\" target=\"_new\">Aethaloperca<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aethaloperca_rogaa\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Aethaloperca rogaa\" target=\"_new\">Aethaloperca rogaa<\/a><\/i><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cephalopholis\" title=\"Cephalopholis\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Cephalopholis<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blue-Spotted_Grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Blue-Spotted Grouper\" target=\"_new\">Blue-Spotted Grouper (<i>C. argus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chocolate_hind\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Chocolate hind\" target=\"_new\">Chocolate hind (<i>C. boenak<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Graysby\" title=\"Graysby\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Graysby  (<i>C. cruentata<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bluelined_hind\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Bluelined hind\" target=\"_new\">Bluelined hind (<i>C. formosa<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coney_fish\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Coney fish\" target=\"_new\">Coney (<i>C. fulva<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yellowfin_hind\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Yellowfin hind\" target=\"_new\">Yellowfin hind  (<i>C. hemistiktos<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neptune_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Neptune grouper\" target=\"_new\">Neptune grouper (<i>C. igarashiensis<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cephalopholis_leopardus\" title=\"Cephalopholis leopardus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Leopard grouper (<i>C. leopardus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vermillion_seabass\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Vermillion seabass\" target=\"_new\">Vermillion seabass (<i>C. miniata<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cephalopholis_panamensis\" title=\"Cephalopholis panamensis\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Pacific Graysby (<i>C. panamensis<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><i><\/i><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tomato_hind\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Tomato hind\" target=\"_new\">Tomato hind (<i>C. sonnerati<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cephalopholis_spiloparaea\" title=\"Cephalopholis spiloparaea\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Strawberry grouper (<i>C. spiloparaea<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cephalopholis_taeniops\" title=\"Cephalopholis taeniops\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Blue Spotted Sea Bass | (<i>C. taeniops<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chromileptes\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Chromileptes\" target=\"_new\">Chromileptes<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Humpback_grouper\" title=\"Humpback grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Humpback grouper (<i>C. altivelis<\/i>)<\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dermatolepis\" title=\"Dermatolepis\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Dermatolepis<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marbled_grouper\" title=\"Marbled grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">marbled grouper (<i>D. inermis<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smooth_grouper\" title=\"Smooth grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">smooth grouper (<i>D.  striolata<\/i>)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epinephelus\" title=\"Epinephelus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Epinephelus<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Areolate_grouper\" title=\"Areolate grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Areolate grouper (<i>E. areolatus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_goliath_grouper\" title=\"Atlantic goliath grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Atlantic goliath grouper (<i>E. itajara<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epinephelus_amblycephalus\" title=\"Epinephelus amblycephalus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Banded grouper (<i>E. amblycephalus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blacktip_grouper\" title=\"Blacktip grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Blacktip grouper (<i>E. fasciatus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blue_and_yellow_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Blue and yellow grouper\" target=\"_new\">Blue and yellow grouper (<i>E. flavocaeruleus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brown-marbled_grouper\" title=\"Brown-marbled grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Brown-marbled grouper (<i>E. fuscoguttatus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brownspotted_grouper\" title=\"Brownspotted grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Brownspotted grouper (<i>E. chlorostigma<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Camouflage_grouper\" title=\"Camouflage grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Camouflage grouper (<i>E. polyphekadion<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catface_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Catface grouper\" target=\"_new\">Catface grouper (<i>E. andersoni<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comet_grouper\" title=\"Comet grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Comet grouper (<i>E. morrhua<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral_grouper\" title=\"Coral grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Coral grouper (<i>E. corallicola<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dotted_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Dotted grouper\" target=\"_new\">Dotted grouper (<i>E. epistictus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dusky_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Dusky grouper\" target=\"_new\">Dusky grouper (<i>E. marginatus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epinephelus_stoliczkae\" title=\"Epinephelus stoliczkae\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Epaulet grouper (<i>E. stoliczkae<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foursaddle_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Foursaddle grouper\" target=\"_new\">Foursaddle grouper (<i>E. spilotoceps<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giant_grouper\" title=\"Giant grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Giant grouper (<i>E. lanceolatus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greasy_grouper\" title=\"Greasy grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Greasy grouper (<i>E. tauvina<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Honeycomb_grouper\" title=\"Honeycomb grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Honeycomb grouper (<i>E. merra<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong_grouper\" title=\"Hong Kong grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hong Kong grouper (<i>E. akaara<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Longfin_grouper\" title=\"Longfin grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Longfin grouper (<i>E. quoyanus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Longtooth_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Longtooth grouper\" target=\"_new\">Longtooth grouper (<i>E. bruneus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malabar_grouper\" title=\"Malabar grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Malabar grouper (<i>E. malabaricus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marquesan_grouper\" title=\"Marquesan grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Marquesan grouper (<i>E. irroratus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nassau_grouper\" title=\"Nassau grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Nassau grouper (<i>E. striatus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orange-spotted_grouper\" title=\"Orange-spotted grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Orange-spotted grouper (<i>E. coioides<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Goliath_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Pacific Goliath grouper\" target=\"_new\">Pacific Goliath grouper (<i>E. quinquefasciatus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"mw-selflink selflink\">Potato grouper (<i>E. tukula<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_grouper\" title=\"Red grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Red grouper (<i>E. morio<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_hind\" title=\"Red hind\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Red hind (<i>E. guttatus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saddletail_grouper\" title=\"Saddletail grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Saddletail grouper (<i>E. daemelii<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Speckled_hind\" title=\"Speckled hind\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Speckled hind (<i>E. drummondhayi<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spotted_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Spotted grouper\" target=\"_new\">Spotted grouper (<i>E. analogus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epinephelus_labriformis\" title=\"Epinephelus labriformis\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Starry grouper (<i>E. labriformis<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Summan_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Summan grouper\" target=\"_new\">Summan grouper (<i>E. summana<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wavy-lined_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Wavy-lined grouper\" target=\"_new\">Wavy-lined grouper (<i>E. undulosus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_grouper\" title=\"White grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">White grouper (<i>E. aeneus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White-edged_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"White-edged grouper\" target=\"_new\">White-edged grouper (<i>E. albomarginatus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whitespotted_grouper\" title=\"Whitespotted grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Whitespotted grouper (<i>E. coeruleopunctatus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White-streaked_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"White-streaked grouper\" target=\"_new\">White-streaked grouper (<i>E. ongus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yellow_grouper\" title=\"Yellow grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Yellow grouper (<i>E. awoara<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gonioplectrus\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Gonioplectrus\" target=\"_new\">Gonioplectrus<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gonioplectrus_hispanus\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Gonioplectrus hispanus\" target=\"_new\">Spanish flag (G. hispanus)<\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gracila\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Gracila\" target=\"_new\">Gracila<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gracila_albomarginata\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Gracila albomarginata\" target=\"_new\">Masked Grouper (G. albomarginata)<\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyporthodus\" title=\"Hyporthodus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hyporthodus<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyporthodus_acanthistius\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Hyporthodus acanthistius\" target=\"_new\">Hyporthodus acanthistius<\/a><\/i> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rooster_hind\" title=\"Rooster hind\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Rooster hind<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><i><\/i> ()<\/li>\n<li><i><\/i> ()<\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyporthodus_exsul\" title=\"Hyporthodus exsul\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hyporthodus exsul<\/a><\/i> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tenspine_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Tenspine grouper\" target=\"_new\">Tenspine grouper<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><i><\/i> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yellowedge_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Yellowedge grouper\" target=\"_new\">Yellowedge grouper<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><i><\/i> ()<\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyporthodus_mystacinus\" title=\"Hyporthodus mystacinus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hyporthodus mystacinus<\/a><\/i> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Misty_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Misty grouper\" target=\"_new\">Misty grouper<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyporthodus_nigritus\" title=\"Hyporthodus nigritus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hyporthodus nigritus<\/a><\/i> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warsaw_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Warsaw grouper\" target=\"_new\">Warsaw grouper<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><i><\/i> ()<\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyporthodus_niveatus\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Hyporthodus niveatus\" target=\"_new\">Hyporthodus niveatus<\/a><\/i> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Snowy_grouper\" title=\"Snowy grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Snowy grouper<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyporthodus_octofasciatus\" title=\"Hyporthodus octofasciatus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hyporthodus octofasciatus<\/a><\/i> ()<\/li>\n<li><i><\/i> ()<\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyporthodus_quernus\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Hyporthodus quernus\" target=\"_new\">Hyporthodus quernus<\/a><\/i> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawaiian_grouper\" title=\"Hawaiian grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hawaiian grouper<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyporthodus_septemfasciatus\" title=\"Hyporthodus septemfasciatus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hyporthodus septemfasciatus<\/a><\/i> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Convict_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Convict grouper\" target=\"_new\">Convict grouper<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mycteroperca\" title=\"Mycteroperca\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Mycteroperca<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Black grouper\" target=\"_new\">Black grouper (<i>M. bonaci<\/i>) <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venezuelan_grouper\" title=\"Venezuelan grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Venezuelan grouper (<i>M. cidi<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_grouper\" title=\"Gulf grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Gulf grouper (<i>M. jordani<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mycteroperca_microlepis\" title=\"Mycteroperca microlepis\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Gag grouper (<i>M. microlepis<\/i>) <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sailfin_grouper\" title=\"Sailfin grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sailfin grouper (<i>M. olfax<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sawtail_grouper\" title=\"Sawtail grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sawtail grouper (<i>M. prionura<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mycteroperca_rosacea\" title=\"Mycteroperca rosacea\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Leopard grouper (<i>M. rosacea<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mottled_grouper\" title=\"Mottled grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Mottled grouper (<i>M. rubra<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_grouper\" title=\"Tiger grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Tiger grouper (<i>M. tigris<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broomtail_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Broomtail grouper\" target=\"_new\">Broomtail grouper (<i>M. xenarcha<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yellowfin_grouper\" title=\"Yellowfin grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Yellowfin grouper (<i>M. venenosa<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scamp_grouper\" title=\"Scamp grouper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Scamp grouper (<i>M. phenax<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yellowmouth_grouper\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Yellowmouth grouper\" target=\"_new\">Yellowmouth grouper (<i>M. interstitialis<\/i>)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paranthias\" title=\"Paranthias\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Paranthias<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paranthias_colonus\" title=\"Paranthias colonus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Pacific creole-fish (<i>P. colonus<\/i>)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plectropomus\" title=\"Plectropomus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Plectropomus<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plectropomus_areolatus\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Plectropomus areolatus\" target=\"_new\">Plectropomus areolatus<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plectropomus_laevis\" title=\"Plectropomus laevis\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Plectropomus laevis<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plectropomus_leopardus\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Plectropomus leopardus\" target=\"_new\">Plectropomus leopardus<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plectropomus_maculatus\" title=\"Plectropomus maculatus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Plectropomus maculatus<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plectropomus_pessuliferus\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Plectropomus pessuliferus\" target=\"_new\">Plectropomus pessuliferus<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><\/i><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saloptia\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Saloptia\" target=\"_new\">Saloptia<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saloptia_powelli\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Saloptia powelli\" target=\"_new\">Saloptia powelli <\/a><\/i><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Triso\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Triso\" target=\"_new\">Triso<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Triso_dermopterus\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Triso dermopterus\" target=\"_new\">Triso dermopterus<\/a><\/i><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Variola_(fish)\" title=\"Variola (fish)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Variola<\/a><\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Variola_albimarginata\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Variola albimarginata\" target=\"_new\">Variola albimarginata<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yellow-edged_lyretail\" title=\"Yellow-edged lyretail\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Variola louti<\/a><\/i><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"navbox-styles\"><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333133064\" \/><link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1353707246\" \/><\/div><div role=\"navigation\" class=\"navbox\" aria-labelledby=\"Taxon&#95;identifiers3183\" style=\"padding:3px\"><table class=\"nowraplinks hlist navbox-inner\" style=\"border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit\"><tbody><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"navbox-title\" colspan=\"2\"><div id=\"rdp-we-Taxon&#95;identifiers3183\" style=\"font-size:114%;margin:0 4em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Taxon_identifiers\" title=\"Help:Taxon identifiers\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Taxon identifiers<\/a><\/div><\/th><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%;text-align: left;\"><i>Epinephelus tukula<\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikidata\" title=\"Wikidata\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikidata<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q1204162\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikidata:Q1204162\" target=\"_new\">Q1204162<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikispecies\" title=\"Wikispecies\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikispecies<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/species.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Epinephelus_tukula\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikispecies:Epinephelus tukula\" target=\"_new\">Epinephelus tukula<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animal_Diversity_Web\" title=\"Animal Diversity Web\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ADW<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/animaldiversity.org\/accounts\/Epinephelus_tukula\/\" target=\"_new\">Epinephelus_tukula<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Faunal_Directory\" title=\"Australian Faunal Directory\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">AFD<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/biodiversity.org.au\/afd\/taxa\/Epinephelus_tukula\" target=\"_new\">Epinephelus_tukula<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">BioLib: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biolib.cz\/en\/taxon\/id168357\" target=\"_new\">168357<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barcode_of_Life_Data_System\" title=\"Barcode of Life Data System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">BOLD<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/bench.boldsystems.org\/index.php\/TaxBrowser_TaxonPage?taxid=11658\" target=\"_new\">11658<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catalogue_of_Life\" title=\"Catalogue of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">CoL<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catalogueoflife.org\/data\/taxon\/6G62T\" target=\"_new\">6G62T<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FishBase\" title=\"FishBase\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">FishBase<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fishbase.ca\/summary\/5525\" target=\"_new\">5525<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Biodiversity_Information_Facility\" title=\"Global Biodiversity Information Facility\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">GBIF<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbif.org\/species\/2388439\" target=\"_new\">2388439<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/INaturalist\" title=\"INaturalist\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">iNaturalist<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist.org\/taxa\/53857\" target=\"_new\">53857<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interim_Register_of_Marine_and_Nonmarine_Genera\" title=\"Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">IRMNG<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irmng.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10158469\" target=\"_new\">10158469<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System\" title=\"Integrated Taxonomic Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ITIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itis.gov\/servlet\/SingleRpt\/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=551104\" target=\"_new\">551104<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IUCN_Red_List\" title=\"IUCN Red List\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">IUCN<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/details\/132773\/0\" target=\"_new\">132773<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Center_for_Biotechnology_Information\" title=\"National Center for Biotechnology Information\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">NCBI<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/Taxonomy\/Browser\/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=327770\" target=\"_new\">327770<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Observation.org\" title=\"Observation.org\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Observation.org<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/observation.org\/species\/79498\/\" target=\"_new\">79498<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ocean_Biodiversity_Information_System\" title=\"Ocean Biodiversity Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">OBIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/obis.org\/taxon\/218246\" target=\"_new\">218246<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_Tree_of_Life\" title=\"Open Tree of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Open Tree of Life<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/tree.opentreeoflife.org\/taxonomy\/browse?id=730883\" target=\"_new\">730883<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E7%89%A9%E7%A8%AE%E5%90%8D%E9%8C%84\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"zh:\u81fa\u7063\u7269\u7a2e\u540d\u9304\" target=\"_new\">TaiCOL<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/taicol.tw\/taxon\/t0050839\" target=\"_new\">t0050839<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Register_of_Marine_Species\" title=\"World Register of Marine Species\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">WoRMS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218246\" target=\"_new\">218246<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<!-- 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