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
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper
(Epinephelus itajara)
Brown-marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)
Brown-marbled grouper
(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)
Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)
Dusky grouper
(Epinephelus marginatus)
Giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)
Giant grouper
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)
Honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra)
Honeycomb grouper
(Epinephelus merra)
Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus)
Nassau grouper
(Epinephelus striatus)
Speckledfin grouper (Epinephelus ongus)
Speckledfin grouper
(Epinephelus ongus)
Starry grouper (Epinephelus labriformis)
Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)
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Atlantic creolefish (Paranthias furcifer)
Atlantic creolefish
(Paranthias furcifer)
Bluespotted grouper (Cephalopholis cyanostigma)
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Darkfin hind (Cephalopholis urodeta)
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(Cephalopholis urodeta)
Gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis)
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(Mycteroperca microlepis)
Halfspotted grouper (Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
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(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
Highfin coral grouper (Plectropomus oligacanthus)
Highfin coral grouper
(Plectropomus oligacanthus)
Peacock grouper (Cephalopholis argus)
Peacock grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)
Roving coral grouper (Plectropomus pessuliferus)
Roving coral grouper
(Plectropomus pessuliferus)
Discover also
Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)
Atlantic tarpon
(Megalops atlanticus)
Blackspot razorfish (Iniistius dea)
Blackspot razorfish
(Iniistius dea)
Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus)
Bluefin trevally
(Caranx melampygus)
Red-spotted sandperch (Parapercis schauinslandii)
Red-spotted sandperch
(Parapercis schauinslandii)
Red sea mimic blenny (Ecsenius gravieri)
Red sea mimic blenny
(Ecsenius gravieri)
Sand diver (Synodus intermedius)
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(Synodus intermedius)
Schultz's pipefish (Corythoichthys schultzi)
Schultz's pipefish
(Corythoichthys schultzi)
White eyed moray (Gymnothorax thyrsoideus)
White eyed moray
(Gymnothorax thyrsoideus)

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