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SPECIE NAME:Epinephelus malabaricus
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Malabar Grouper
LOCATION: The Malabar grouper is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area from the eastern coast of Africa to the Tonga Islands, Red Sea included.
HABITAT: This grouper lives in various habitats, such as lagoons, mangroves, coral and rocky reefs, sandy and muddy bottom areas, between 2 and 150 m deep
SIZE: UPTO 234 CM UPTO 150 KG.
DIET: They feed on fish, crustaceans, and occasionally, cephalopods.
FACT: It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, as these fishes at some point in their lifespan change sex from female to male.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Malabar Grouper
LOCATION: The Malabar grouper is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area from the eastern coast of Africa to the Tonga Islands, Red Sea included.
HABITAT: This grouper lives in various habitats, such as lagoons, mangroves, coral and rocky reefs, sandy and muddy bottom areas, between 2 and 150 m deep
SIZE: UPTO 234 CM UPTO 150 KG.
DIET: They feed on fish, crustaceans, and occasionally, cephalopods.
FACT: It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, as these fishes at some point in their lifespan change sex from female to male.