Epinephelus sexfasciatus

Osteichthyes Serranidae Genus Epinephelus Epinephelus sexfasciatus
Sixbar grouper EFX
28 cm TL
Characteristic features:
Colour:

5 dark-brown bars on body partly divided by a narrow pale bar, caudal fin with blackish spots, and no patches of small dark spots on body.

Size:

Up to 28 cm TL.

Distribution:

West Pacific in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Silty and muddy bottoms, from 10 to 80 m depth.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught in trawls.

Similar species:

Epinephelus amblycephalus
Banded grouper

Epinephelus amblycephalus

Epinephelus amblycephalus differs in having no distinct dark spots on posterior dorsal fin, anal-fin lobe and caudal fin (vs. distinct dark spots on these fins).

to Epinephelus amblycephalus

Epinephelus coioides
Orangespotted grouper

Epinephelus coioides

Epinephelus coioides differs in having 5 dark bars that each divide into 2 bars ventrally (vs. 5 dark brown bars on body sometimes with black and pale spots or blotches present).

to Epinephelus coioides

Epinephelus rivulatus
Halfmoon grouper

Epinephelus rivulatus

Epinephelus rivulatus differs in having no distinct dark spots on posterior dorsal fin, anal-fin lobe and caudal fin (vs. distinct dark spots on these fins).

to Epinephelus rivulatus

Epinephelus kupangensis
Kupang grouper

Epinephelus kupangensis

Epinephelus kupangensis differs in having bars more uniformly dark (vs. dark bars with lighter shades giving the appearance of a ‘double-bar’); caudal fin plain (vs. spotted) and a longer head length 2.0–2.3 in SL (vs. shorter head length, 2.4–2.6 in SL).

 

to Epinephelus kupangensis
External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM