Epinephelus erythrurus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
| Genus: | Epinephelus |
| Species: | E. erythrurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Epinephelus erythrurus (Valenciennes, 1828)
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Epinephelus erythrurus, the cloudy grouper, also known as the cloudy rock cod, is a species of marine
Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in marine and brackish waters in the Indo-Pacific
region.
Description
Epinephelus erythrurus has a body which has a
pectoral fins are plain. Some of the larger individuals are almost plain brown in colour brown with indistinct blotches just visible.[3] This species attains a total length of 45 centimetres (18 in).[2]
Distribution
Epinephelus erythrurus is found in the Indian Ocean and
Lakshadweep Islands, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands, as well as Indonesia.[1]
Habitat and biology
Epinephelus erythrurus is found in areas with soft substrates including harbours and estuaries.[1] vert little has been published on its biology.[3]
Taxonomy
Epinephelus erythrurus was first formally
Malabar coast.[4]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Epinephelus erythrurus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ ISBN 92-5-103125-8.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Serranus erythrurus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 July 2020.