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SPECIE NAME:Epinephelus malabaricus
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Malabar Grouper
LOCATION: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Tonga, north to Japan and south to Australia. It is not known from the Persian Gulf.
HABITAT: Marine and brackish-water species associated with coral and rocky reefs, tide pools, estuaries, mangrove swamps, and sandy or muddy bottoms from shallow water to about 150 m depth.
SIZE: Common length is about 100 cm; maximum recorded length 234 cm TL and maximum published weight 150 kg.
DIET: Carnivorous predator, feeding mainly on fishes and crustaceans, with cephalopods occasionally included in its diet.
FACT: It is a very large grouper and can reach over 2 metres in length. Sex reversal is considered probable, and juveniles commonly occur near shore and in estuaries.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Malabar Grouper
LOCATION: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Tonga, north to Japan and south to Australia. It is not known from the Persian Gulf.
HABITAT: Marine and brackish-water species associated with coral and rocky reefs, tide pools, estuaries, mangrove swamps, and sandy or muddy bottoms from shallow water to about 150 m depth.
SIZE: Common length is about 100 cm; maximum recorded length 234 cm TL and maximum published weight 150 kg.
DIET: Carnivorous predator, feeding mainly on fishes and crustaceans, with cephalopods occasionally included in its diet.
FACT: It is a very large grouper and can reach over 2 metres in length. Sex reversal is considered probable, and juveniles commonly occur near shore and in estuaries.