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 !
Within the same genus

Brown-marbled grouper
(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)
(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)

Camouflage grouper
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)

Honeycomb grouper
(Epinephelus merra)
(Epinephelus merra)

Malabar grouper
(Epinephelus malabaricus)
(Epinephelus malabaricus)

Nassau grouper
(Epinephelus striatus)
(Epinephelus striatus)

Red grouper
(Epinephelus morio)
(Epinephelus morio)

Red hind grouper
(Epinephelus guttatus)
(Epinephelus guttatus)

Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)
(Epinephelus labriformis)
Within the same family

Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)
(Cephalopholis miniata)

Darkfin hind
(Cephalopholis urodeta)
(Cephalopholis urodeta)

Gag grouper
(Mycteroperca microlepis)
(Mycteroperca microlepis)

Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
(Cephalopholis cruentata)

Halfspotted grouper
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)

Pacific creolefish
(Cephalopholis colonus)
(Cephalopholis colonus)

Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)
(Aethaloperca rogaa)

Tomato grouper
(Cephalopholis sonnerati)
(Cephalopholis sonnerati)
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Bigeye trevally
(Caranx sexfasciatus)
(Caranx sexfasciatus)

Black and orange dragonet
(Dactylopus kuiteri)
(Dactylopus kuiteri)

Blackbelt hogfish
(Bodianus mesothorax)
(Bodianus mesothorax)

Fangtooth moray
(Enchelycore anatina)
(Enchelycore anatina)

Pearly razorfish
(Xyrichtys novacula)
(Xyrichtys novacula)

Pictus blenny
(Ecsenius pictus)
(Ecsenius pictus)

Wedgetail triggerfish
(Rhinecanthus rectangulus)
(Rhinecanthus rectangulus)

Zebra angelfish
(Genicanthus caudovittatus)
(Genicanthus caudovittatus)
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