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Snubnose Grouper, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Jerome Huet (IFREMER, Délégation océan Indien (DOI), Département Ressources Biologiques et Environnement (RBE), F-97420 Le Port, France) · CC BY 4.0

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Snubnose Grouper

Epinephelus macrospilos

The Snubnose Grouper (Epinephelus macrospilos) is a tropical marine fish of the family Serranidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 3 and 44 m deep. It grows to 51 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

Size
51 cmtotal length
Depth
3–44 m
Climate zone
Tropical

In the wild

Water type
Marine
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
Coral and rocky reefs

Depth

Conservation status

Classification

  1. FamilySerranidae
  2. GenusEpinephelus
  3. SpeciesEpinephelus macrospilos

Quick answers

Snubnose Grouper size: how big does it get?
It grows to 51 cm (total length).
Snubnose Grouper: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

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Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.