Sealife guideThe malabar grouperEpinephelus malabaricus
Taxonomy
- Common name: Malabar grouper
- French name: Mérou malabar
- Spanish name: Mero malabárico
- Scientific name: Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Family name: Epinephelidae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The malabar grouper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The malabar grouper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2018 within the category Least Concern !

The malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus) © Stephankerkhofs | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus

Speckledfin grouper
(Epinephelus ongus)
(Epinephelus ongus)

Camouflage grouper
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)

Red hind
(Epinephelus guttatus)
(Epinephelus guttatus)

Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)
(Epinephelus labriformis)

Atlantic Goliath Grouper
(Epinephelus itajara)
(Epinephelus itajara)

Greasy grouper
(Epinephelus tauvina)
(Epinephelus tauvina)

Blacktip grouper
(Epinephelus fasciatus)
(Epinephelus fasciatus)

Potato grouper
(Epinephelus tukula)
(Epinephelus tukula)
Within the same family

Gag grouper
(Mycteroperca microlepis)
(Mycteroperca microlepis)

Atlantic creolefish
(Paranthias furcifer)
(Paranthias furcifer)

Coney
(Cephalopholis fulva)
(Cephalopholis fulva)

Highfin coral grouper
(Plectropomus oligacanthus)
(Plectropomus oligacanthus)

Peacock grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)
(Cephalopholis argus)

Halfspotted grouper
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)

Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)
(Cephalopholis miniata)

Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
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(Stegastes partitus)
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(Bodianus dictynna)
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French angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
(Pomacanthus paru)

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(Coradion chrysozonus)
(Coradion chrysozonus)

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(Chaetodon trifascialis)
(Chaetodon trifascialis)

Queen parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
(Scarus vetula)

Blackfin stargazer
(Ichthyscopus nigripinnis)
(Ichthyscopus nigripinnis)
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