Epinephelus maculatus

Description

Epinephelus maculatus, the highfin grouper, is found in the Pacific Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific from Cocos-Keeling Islands, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Ryukyu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Philippines, New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, New Ireland, Fiji, Samoa, Palau, Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, and Kiribati (Gilbert Islands). It inhabits coral reefs at depths of 2 to 100 m.