Malabar grouper

The Malabar grouper lives in the reef-associated, brackish, marine, depth range - 100 m environment.

The Malabar Grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus) is one of the largest and most common cod found in tropical estuaries and on coastal reefs. It can reach a length of over 1.2m and weigh over 150kg. More

Images Malabar grouper resting on reef The Malabar grouper is a robust marine fish, with a brownish head and long body. The body is covered with small blackish-brown spots, which increase in number with age, and scattered whitish spots and blotches. More

The Malabar grouper is a robust marine fish, with a brownish head and long body. The body is covered with small blackish-brown spots, which increase in number with age, and scattered whitish spots and blotches. More

Malabar grouper resting on reef Malabar grouper resting on reefPrint factsheet Facts - Also known as: Malabar rockcod, brown-spotted grouper and greasy grouper Kingdom Animalia More

The Malabar grouper is one of the most important groupers in commercial and recreational fisheries in the Indo-Pacific region. Because of confusion with similar Epinephelus species, there is little data regarding the extent of its exploitation (3). More

list of 44 parasite species already recorded in the malabar grouper in the whole of the Pacific Ocean. The malabar grouper has a high initial growth rate and the adult reaches 50 kg, making it a species highly prized by aquaculture operators in South-East Asia. More

Malabar Grouper on a popper lure. Dave with 2 x Malabar Grouper. Malabar Grouper on a popper lure. Malabar Grouper on a popper. *www.fishing-khaolak.com 2 x Malabar Grouper. More

Malabar grouper is 30cm ~ 50cm long, but can grow as long as to 100cm. The body is in greyish brown, and horizontally displayed 5 slightlyslanted brown stripes. Each stripe is decorated with many white star-shape spots. More

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Serranidae
Genus : Epinephelus
Species : Epinephelus coioides
Authority : Forssk