Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Prefers clear water areas on coral reefs; juveniles have been taken from reef flats and in tidepools, adults found in deeper waters. Adults from Oceania almost exclusively feeds on fishes (holocentrids, mullid, and pomacentrid). Often confused with @E. coioides@@ and @E. malabaricus@@.
- license
- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
- bibliographic citation
- Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). Ben Tuvia, T.; A; Lourie, A. (1969). A Red Sea grouper <i>Epinephelus tauvina</i> caught on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Israel Journal of Zoology.</em> 18: 245-247.
- contributor
- Edward Vanden Berghe [email]
