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Updated 3/28/2020

Family Serranidae

INDO-PACIFIC

Epinephelus malabaricus

 

Resting color, Palau

Juvenile, Vava'u, Tonga

MALABAR or GREASY GROUPER

Occurs in lagoons and bays.  Attains 7.5 feet.  Red Sea to Okinawa, Micronesia, and Tonga.