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Longfin grouper, aka Longfin rockcod
Epinephelus quoyanus
-24.1139, 152.719
Field Notes
Description:
Feeds on crustaceans, fishes, and worms. The enlarged fleshy pectoral fins appear to have resulted from its habit of sitting on the substrate.
Habitat:
Coral sea lagoon. Inhabits inshore silty reefs; there are no records from depths greater than 50 m.
Notes:
Very similar to the Honeycomb grouper, E. merra: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/40609010
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