Spotted coralgrouper
(Plectropomus maculatus)

Classification

Species: Plectropomus maculatus
Genus: Plectropomus - Coral groupers
Family: Epinephelidae - Groupers
Order: Perciformes - Perches
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Spotted coralgrouper
Habitat: Saltwater
Climate: Tropical
Native to coasts of: Asia, Australia & Oceania
Distribution: Indian ocean

Western Pacific: Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea, Solomon Islands, and Australia (from Houtman Abrolhos in Western Australia to Gladstone, Queensland)

This species was formerly listed as occurring in the western Indian Ocean based on a misidentification of Plectropomus pessuliferus.

Max length : 125 cm; max. published weight: 25 kg

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