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Wirenet Rockcod
Epinephelus hexagonatus
Epinephelus hexagonatus, commonly referred to as the star-spotted groper or the wirenet rockcod, is a species of ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found mostly in the West Indian Ocean. It is named after the polygonal pattern of brown spots on its skin. There is a white triangle between each spot, and five darker spot clusters along...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 100106.