Epinephelus heniochus

Osteichthyes Serranidae Genus Epinephelus Epinephelus heniochus
Brindle grouper EEE
35.9 cm TL
Characteristic features:
Colour:

Body uniformly pale brown above and whitish ventrally, 3 faint dark diagonal stripes on head.

Size:

Up to 43 cm TL.

Distribution:

West Pacific in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Soft bottoms, from 40 to 235 m depth.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught with trawls and vertical longlines.

Similar species:

A distinct species, easily identified by having the head and body pale brown dorsally, shading to whitish pink below and 3 faint dark brown stripes from the eye to rear of operculum (fading after death).

External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM