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 !

The blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus) © Marco Lijoi | Dreamstime.com

The blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus) © Rickard Zerpe sous licence Creative Commons

Within the same genus

Atlantic Goliath Grouper
(Epinephelus itajara)

Giant grouper
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)

Greasy grouper
(Epinephelus tauvina)

Honeycomb grouper
(Epinephelus merra)

Red grouper
(Epinephelus morio)

Red hind grouper
(Epinephelus guttatus)

Speckledfin grouper
(Epinephelus ongus)

Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)

Within the same family

Bluespotted grouper
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)

Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)

Darkfin hind
(Cephalopholis urodeta)

Halfspotted grouper
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)

Peacock grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)

Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)

Roving coral grouper
(Plectropomus pessuliferus)

Tomato grouper
(Cephalopholis sonnerati)

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Blackback butterflyfish
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(Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides)

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(Muraena helena)

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(Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)

Spotted boxfish
(Ostracion meleagris)

White eyed moray
(Gymnothorax thyrsoideus)

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