Scientific Name
Epinephelus suborbitalis
Common Name
Seamount grouper
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 14;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 8. Upper edge of operculum convex; posterior nostril of large adults broadly oval, its diameter about 3 times that of the anterior nostril; ventral edge of the maxilla with a step-like expansion distally. Color is uniformly grayish brown, the fins darker.