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Bloch's Rockcod (Epinephelus maculatus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Epinephelus maculatus

(Bloch, 1790)

Bloch's Rockcod

Also known as: Brown-Spotted Rock-Cod, Highfin Grouper, Marnbled Rock Cod, Rock Cod, Spotted Rockcod, Trout Cod, Blackfin Cod

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

2–100 m

Max size

60.5 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Perciformes

Family

Epinephelidae

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Golden Hind (Cephalopholis aurantia)

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Pacific Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus quinquefasciatus)

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Pacific Goliath Grouper

Garrupa (Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus)

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Bommie Cod (Cephalopholis cyanostigma)

Cephalopholis cyanostigma

Bommie Cod

Cloudy Rock Cod (Epinephelus erythrurus)

Epinephelus erythrurus

Cloudy Rock Cod

Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata)

Cephalopholis cruentata

Graysby

Image: © Piotr Lukasik (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source