Speckled grouper (Epinephelus magniscuttis)

Scientific name: Epinephelus magniscuttis Postel, Fourmanoir & Gu?z?, 1963

The Speckled grouper (Epinephelus magniscuttis) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Scientific name: Epinephelus magniscuttis
Family: Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 150
Depth range: 50–300 m (164–984 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 50 - 300 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Natal coast of South Africa, northern Mozambique, Reunion, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Philippines, New Guinea, New Ireland, and Fiji. Recently recorded from Tonga. Unknown in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.
Conservation status (IUCN): Data deficient (DD), IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated 27 September 2026