Blue-and-yellow grouper
Epinephelus flavocaeruleus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blue-and-yellow grouper
- Scientific
- Epinephelus flavocaeruleus
- Dhivehi
- ދޮންނޫ ފާނަDhonnoo faana
- Maximum size
- Up to about 90 cm (total length); commonly 45 cm; max. published weight 15 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 10 to 150 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2016
Description
A large, deep-bodied grouper; adults are dark blue to greyish violet with bright yellow fins and lips, while small juveniles are vividly split blue and yellow. Juveniles live on shallow reefs and adults move deeper, to 150 m. It feeds on fish, crabs, lobsters and squid. It is found only in the Indian Ocean.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name dhonnoo faana (MRS 1997). Taken in the Maldivian reef-fish fishery.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Epinephelus-flavocaeruleus.html
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ދޮންނޫ_ފާނަ
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Mero_azul_y_amarillo_(Epinephelus_flavocaeruleus),_Mauricio
Dhivehi name source: Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ދޮންނޫ ފާނަ' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition). No published Latin-script form found; 'Dhonnoo faana' is Pax's transliteration of the Thaana (Malé Latin conventions). FLAG: Latin form is a transliteration, not a published spelling.