Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Epinephelidae (groupers; formerly in Serranidae)

43 species in this family in the guide. Search and filter them in the guide.

  1. Areolate grouper Epinephelus areolatusތިއްޖެހި ފާނަThijjehi faana
  2. Blackfin grouper Cephalopholis nigripinnisކަންފަތްކަޅު ފާނަKanfaiykalhu faana
  3. Blacksaddled coralgrouper Plectropomus laevisކަނޑު ރަސްގެފާނުThilaakolhu faana
  4. Blacktip grouper Epinephelus fasciatusރަތްގަޅި ފާނަRaiy galhi faana
  5. Blue-and-yellow grouper Epinephelus flavocaeruleusދޮންނޫ ފާނަDhonnoo faana
  6. Brown-marbled grouper (tiger grouper) Epinephelus fuscoguttatusކަސް ފާނަKas faana
  7. Brownspotted grouper Epinephelus chlorostigmaކުޅަދުރު ފާނަKulhadhuru faana
  8. Camouflage grouper Epinephelus polyphekadionކުލަ ފާނަKula faana
  9. Chocolate hind Cephalopholis boenakNo recorded Dhivehi name
  10. Comet grouper Epinephelus morrhuaދުންތަރި ފާނަDhunthari faana
  11. Coral hind Cephalopholis miniataކޮވެލި ފާނަKoveli faana
  12. Darkfin hind Cephalopholis urodetaKanfaiy kalhu faana
  13. Dot-dash grouper Epinephelus poecilonotusNo recorded Dhivehi name
  14. Eightbar grouper Hyporthodus octofasciatusNo recorded Dhivehi name
  15. Foursaddle grouper Epinephelus spilotocepsއަސްދާނު ފާނަAsdhaan faana
  16. Giant grouper Epinephelus lanceolatusNo recorded Dhivehi name
  17. Golden hind Cephalopholis aurantiaރަން ފާނަRan faana
  18. Greasy grouper Epinephelus tauvinaލޮނދި ފާނަLondhi faana
  19. Harlequin hind Cephalopholis polleniNo recorded Dhivehi name
  20. Honeycomb grouper Epinephelus merraލައް ފާނަLah faana
  21. Leopard hind Cephalopholis leopardusރަތްތިކި ފާނަRaiythiki faana
  22. Longspine grouper Epinephelus longispinisކޫރު ފާނަKooru faana
  23. Malabar grouper Epinephelus malabaricusNo recorded Dhivehi name
  24. Masked grouper Gracila albomarginataބޯކުޑަ ފާނަBoakuda faana
  25. Netfin grouper Epinephelus miliarisކުރެހި ފާނަKurehi faana
  26. One-blotch grouper Epinephelus melanostigmaNo recorded Dhivehi name
  27. Peacock hind (bluespotted grouper) Cephalopholis argusމަސް ފާނަMas faana
  28. Potato grouper Epinephelus tukulaNo recorded Dhivehi name
  29. Red-tipped grouper Epinephelus retoutiNo recorded Dhivehi name
  30. Redmouth grouper Aethaloperca rogaaގިނިމަސް ފާނަGinimas faana
  31. Roving coralgrouper Plectropomus pessuliferusދޮންއޮޅު ފާނަDhonolhu faana
  32. Sixblotch hind Cephalopholis sexmaculataލަނޑާ ފާނަLandaa faana
  33. Slender grouper Anyperodon leucogrammicusބޯޅަޖެހި ފާނަBoalha jehi faana
  34. Snubnose grouper Epinephelus macrospilosNo recorded Dhivehi name
  35. Squaretail coralgrouper Plectropomus areolatusއޮޅު ފާނަOlhu faana
  36. Strawberry hind Cephalopholis spiloparaeaނާރިނގު ފާނަNaaringu faana
  37. Tomato hind Cephalopholis sonneratiވެލި ފާނަVeli faana
  38. Wavy-lined grouper Epinephelus undulosusNo recorded Dhivehi name
  39. White-blotched grouper Epinephelus multinotatusބާފޮތި ފާނަBaafothi faana
  40. White-edged lyretail Variola albimarginataކަނޑު ރަތްހާKandu raiyhaa
  41. White-streaked grouper Epinephelus ongusކިރުޅި ފާނަKirulhi faana
  42. Whitespotted grouper Epinephelus coeruleopunctatusހުދުލައް ފާނަKalhu faana
  43. Yellow-edged lyretail (lyretail grouper) Variola loutiކަނޑުހާKandu haa