Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Eightbar grouper
No photo available
Photo: Jerome Huet (IFREMER, Délégation océan Indien (DOI), Département Ressources Biologiques et Environnement (RBE), F-97420 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (view on Wikimedia Commons)Historical illustration. Source: Mérou huit raies (Hyporthodus octofasciatus); Commons file: Mérou huit raies (Hyporthodus octofasciatus) (Ifremer 00761-87275).jpg

Eightbar grouper

Hyporthodus octofasciatus

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Eightbar grouper
Scientific
Hyporthodus octofasciatus
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Groupers and snappers
Family
Epinephelidae (groupers; formerly in Serranidae)
Maximum size
Up to about 1.3 m (total length); max. published weight 80 kg
Depth and habitat
Deep-water, on or near the bottom, recorded from 150 to 300 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2016

Description

A large deep-water grouper, buff with eight broad dark brown bars and dark rear fins, reaching about 1.3 m. It lives on deep rocky reefs at roughly 150 to 300 m and is rarely seen.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.