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Orange-Spotted Grouper
It is listed as commercial fish in the island of Lankayan and is often seen in the different dive sites of the area. It can grow up to 95 cm and is tan to dark grey brown with numerous orange spots on head, body and fins. It has 4 irregular ladder of H-shaped dark bars and 3-4 blackfish saddles on back.
The orange-spotted grouper , also known as the estuary cod, is a species of fish in the Serranidae family. It is found in the western Pacific, the Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea. It has also been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea as a Lessepsian migrant. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove, open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, coral reefs, estuarine waters, intertidal flats, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss and overfishing. This predatory.. more
