Potato cod

Epinephelus tukula

The Potato cod, ''Epinephelus tukula'' is a least concern fish as labeled by the IUCN Red List, and a native fish in Australia The Potato Cod is also a native to many other Asian countries. It can reach a length of 8.5 feet and can weigh as much as 110 kilograms . Although considered harmless, the Potato Rockcod is inquisitive, and on rare occasions, large individuals may be aggressive.
Giant Grouper/Potata Bass Giant Grouper/Potato Bass - Epinephelus tukula are huge in size, this one was around 1.5 meters and are not afraid of divers. They hang around us during our dives and it seems like they were curious with what we were doing :D Epinephelus tukula,Geotagged,Mozambique,Ponta do Ouro,Potato cod,Summer

Habitat

Salt water
or Australia

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyEpinephelidae
GenusEpinephelus
SpeciesE. tukula
Photographed in
Mozambique
South Africa