Humpback Grouper
Chromileptes altivelis
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 785
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Description
The humpback grouper (Chromileptes altivelis), also known as the panther grouper, (in Australia) barramundi cod, (in the Philippines, in Tagalog) lapu-lapung senorita, (in the Philippines, in Bisayan) miro-miro, (in France) mérou de Grace Kelly, (in Japan) sarasa-hata, (in India) kalava, and many other local names, is a species of marine ray-finned fish. Specifically, it is a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae, which is in the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Humpback grouper”.