Epinephelus lanceolatus, Giant grouper Description
Giant Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus), picture taken in the Siam Ocean World aquarium, Bangkok, Thailand
Date created 6. Mar. 2006
Author Manuel Heinrich https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Emha
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Epinephelus_lanceolatus_20060306.jpg
The giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus), also known as the brindlebass, brown spotted cod, or bumblebee grouper, and as the Queensland grouper in Australia, is the largest bony fish found in coral reefs, and the aquatic emblem of Queensland. It reaches up to 2.7 m in length and 400 kg in weight. Order: Perciformes, Family: Serranidae, Genus: Epinephelus, Species: Epinephelus lanceolatus Bloch, 1790.
Synonyms:
Serranus magnificus Macleay, 1882
Promicrops lanceolatus Bloch, 1790
