Goldspotted Rockcod
Epinephelus coioides
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 571
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides), also known as the brown-spotted rockcod, estuary cod, estuary rockcod, goldspotted rockcod, greasy cod, North-west groper, orange spotted cod or blue-and-yellow grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It has an Indo-Pacific distribution and is found in marine and brackish waters.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Orange-spotted grouper”.