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Red-tipped grouper
Epinephelus retouti
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Red-tipped grouper
- Scientific
- Epinephelus retouti
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 50 cm (total length); commonly 30 cm; max. published weight 2 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 20 to 220 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A deep-water grouper, yellowish orange to brownish red with dark-spotted scales and faint dark bars, very like the blacktip grouper but with red tips to the dorsal spines; it reaches about 50 cm. Adults live on outer slopes at 70 to 220 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Epinephelus-retouti.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Mérou_à_bout_rouge_(Epinephelus_retouti)_(Ifremer_00537-648
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.