Sealife guideThe malabar grouperEpinephelus malabaricus

Last updated on 08/21/2024 at 10:42 PM

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

Atlantic Goliath Grouper
(Epinephelus itajara)

Brown-marbled grouper
(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)

Camouflage grouper
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)

Dusky grouper
(Epinephelus marginatus)

Giant grouper
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)

Nassau grouper
(Epinephelus striatus)

Potato grouper
(Epinephelus tukula)

Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)

Within the same family

Bluespotted grouper
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)

Darkfin hind
(Cephalopholis urodeta)

Gag grouper
(Mycteroperca microlepis)

Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)

Halfspotted grouper
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)

Peacock grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)

Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)

Roving coral grouper
(Plectropomus pessuliferus)

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(Scolopsis ghanam)

Arctic shanny
(Stichaeus punctatus)

Black scorpionfish
(Scorpaena porcus)

Peppered butterflyfish
(Chaetodon guttatissimus)

Rock beauty
(Holacanthus tricolor)

Schoolmaster snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)

Sea goldie
(Pseudanthias squamipinnis)

Springer's damselfish
(Chrysiptera springeri)

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