Sealife guideThe blacktip grouperEpinephelus fasciatus

Last updated on 06/11/2024 at 11:50 PM
Taxonomy
  • Common name: Blacktip grouper, golden grouper, red banded grouper
  • French name: Mérou oriflamme
  • Scientific name: Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Family name: Epinephelidae
  • Order name: Perciformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The blacktip grouper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The blacktip grouper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2018 within the category Least Concern !
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Brown-marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)
Brown-marbled grouper
(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)
Camouflage grouper (Epinephelus polyphekadion)
Camouflage grouper
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)
Honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra)
Honeycomb grouper
(Epinephelus merra)
Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus)
Malabar grouper
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Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus)
Nassau grouper
(Epinephelus striatus)
Red grouper (Epinephelus morio)
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Red hind grouper (Epinephelus guttatus)
Red hind grouper
(Epinephelus guttatus)
Starry grouper (Epinephelus labriformis)
Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)
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Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata)
Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)
Darkfin hind (Cephalopholis urodeta)
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(Cephalopholis urodeta)
Gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis)
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Redmouth grouper (Aethaloperca rogaa)
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(Aethaloperca rogaa)
Tomato grouper (Cephalopholis sonnerati)
Tomato grouper
(Cephalopholis sonnerati)
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(Genicanthus caudovittatus)

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