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Snubnose Grouper
Epinephelus macrospilos
Epinephelus macrospilos, commonly known as the snub-nose grouper, 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.
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Range & habitat
It is found in the Indo-Pacific region from east coast of Africa to the central Pacific, in lagoon and seaweed reefs to the depth of 44 m. It feeds on crustaceans, fishes, and some cephalopods. The maximum size of E. macrospilos is 43 cm, weighing up to 2 kg.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 100115.