- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- SERRANIDAE
- Epinephelus
- chlorostigma
Brownspotted Grouper, Epinephelus chlorostigma (Valenciennes 1828)
Other Names: Brown Spotted Reef Cod, Brown-spotted Grouper, Brownspotted Rockcod, Coral Grouper, Honeycomb Cod

A Coral Grouper, Epinephelus chlorostigma, in the Komodo Marine Park, Indonesia, May 2014. Source: Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A pale grouper covered in a dense matrix of small brown spots that are absent from the lower part of the head, chest and lower abdomen. This pattern is sometimes overlain with a transient pattern of 3-4 rows of large round dark spots.
Video of a juvenile Coral Grouper at Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia.
Video of a juvenile Coral Grouper at Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Epinephelus chlorostigma in Fishes of Australia, accessed 27 Feb 2021, http://136.154.202.208/home/species/4513
Brownspotted Grouper, Epinephelus chlorostigma (Valenciennes 1828)
More Info
Distribution |
Occurs only on offshore reefs such as Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef, Western Australia. Inhabits seagrass and rubble areas near corals reefs at depths to 200 m. |
Features |
Dorsal fin XI, 16-18; Anal fin III, 8; Scales in longitudinal series 96-125; yloric caeca 26-52. Greatest body depth 2.8-3.3 in SL; interorbital slightly convex; preopercle angle rounded, 4-7 enlarged serrae at angle below a slight notch; upper edge of operculum straight; posterior nostril not noticeably larger than anterior nostril; maxilla reaches about to vertical at rear edge of eye; scaly maxilla, low step on posterior part of ventral edge; 2-4 rows of teeth on midlateral part of lower jaw, inner ones about twice the size of outer teeth. Caudal fin truncate to slightly emarginate; pelvic fins 1.7-2.4 in head length. Scales ctenoid, cycloid on nape, thorax, ventral parts of abdomen; body with auxiliary scales; |
Feeding |
Carnivore - feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (mainly stomatopods and crabs). |
Species Citation |
Serranus chlorostigma Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828, Histoire Naturelle des Poissons 2: 352. Type locality: Seychelles. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
Resources |
Brownspotted Grouper, Epinephelus chlorostigma (Valenciennes 1828)
References
Andrawartha, B. & Tuma, D. 2007. Fil-o-Fish Australia, Recrational & Commercial Fish Handbook. Balnarring, Victoria : Candlelight Publishing 623 pp.
Boulenger, G.A. 1895. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the perciform fishes. London : British Museum Vol. 1 394 pp. 15 pls.
Choat, J.H., Craig, M.T., Fennessy, S., Ferreira, B., Bertoncini, A.A., Robinson, J. & Rocha, L. 2008. Epinephelus chlorostigma. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3.