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)
The malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus) © Stephankerkhofs | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Speckledfin grouper (Epinephelus ongus)
Speckledfin grouper
(Epinephelus ongus)
Camouflage grouper (Epinephelus polyphekadion)
Camouflage grouper
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)
Red hind (Epinephelus guttatus)
Red hind
(Epinephelus guttatus)
Starry grouper (Epinephelus labriformis)
Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)
Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara)
Atlantic Goliath Grouper
(Epinephelus itajara)
Greasy grouper (Epinephelus tauvina)
Greasy grouper
(Epinephelus tauvina)
Blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus)
Blacktip grouper
(Epinephelus fasciatus)
Potato grouper (Epinephelus tukula)
Potato grouper
(Epinephelus tukula)
Within the same family
Gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis)
Gag grouper
(Mycteroperca microlepis)
Atlantic creolefish (Paranthias furcifer)
Atlantic creolefish
(Paranthias furcifer)
Coney (Cephalopholis fulva)
Coney
(Cephalopholis fulva)
Highfin coral grouper (Plectropomus oligacanthus)
Highfin coral grouper
(Plectropomus oligacanthus)
Peacock grouper (Cephalopholis argus)
Peacock grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)
Halfspotted grouper (Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
Halfspotted grouper
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata)
Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)
Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata)
Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
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(Stegastes partitus)
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(Stonogobiops nematodes)
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Pacific Diana's pigfish
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French angelfish
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Queen parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
Blackfin stargazer (Ichthyscopus nigripinnis)
Blackfin stargazer
(Ichthyscopus nigripinnis)

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