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Malabar grouper
Epinephelus malabaricus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Malabar grouper
- Scientific
- Epinephelus malabaricus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 2.3 m (total length); commonly 1 m; max. published weight 150 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 150 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2016
Description
A large grouper, light grey to yellowish brown with five slanting dark bars and many small black spots, reaching about 2.3 m. It occurs in many habitats from reefs and tide pools to estuaries and mud bottoms.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Epinephelus-malabaricus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Epinephelus_malabaricus_in_UShaka_Sea_World_1098.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.