Epinephelus polystigma

(Bleeker, 1853)

Vernacular names
English : White-dotted grouper
French : Mérou à points blancs

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Perciformes
Family : Serranidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 48 cm long. Forehead slightly concave, big eyes. Coloration from dark brown to nearly black. Numerous white to golden yellow dots on fins and on flanks, some dots on middle flanks being often slightly bigger.

Range and habitat
This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area from Andaman islands to Philippines and Indonesia, east to New Guinea, Australia and Solomon Islands. Lives in river mouths, estuaries and mangroves, mostly in brackish waters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is directly targeted by fisheries when forming aggregations. Locally important declines have been noted but not yet quantified.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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