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Longspine grouper
Epinephelus longispinis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Longspine grouper
- Scientific
- Epinephelus longispinis
- Dhivehi
- ކޫރު ފާނަKooru faana
- Maximum size
- Up to about 55 cm (total length); max. published weight 2.7 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 70 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2016
Description
A greyish-brown grouper with pale blotches, scattered brown spots on the head and slanting elongated spots on the rear of the body, plus large dark blotches on the dorsal fin. It lives on coral and rocky reefs and feeds mainly on crabs and mantis shrimps.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name kooru faana (MRS 1997).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Epinephelus-longispinis.html
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ކޫރު_ފާނަ
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Epinephelus_longispinis_in_Reunion.jpg
Dhivehi name source: Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ކޫރު ފާނަ' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition). No published Latin-script form found; 'Kooru faana' is Pax's transliteration of the Thaana (Malé Latin conventions). FLAG: Latin form is a transliteration, not a published spelling.