BrackishSaltwater
Giant grouper
Epinephelus lanceolatus
Epinephelidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 270 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 412,796 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Djibouti, Eritrea, Fiji, and 43 more countries.
More about the species
Description
The largest bony fish found in coral reefs. Individuals more than a meter long have been caught from shore and in harbors. Common in shallow waters. Found in caves or wrecks; also in estuaries. Juveniles secretive in reefs and rarely seen. Benthopelagic and benthic. Feed on spiny lobsters, fishes, including small sharks and batoids, and juvenile sea turtles and crustaceans. In South African estuaries, the main prey item is the mud crab, Scylla serrata. Unconfirmed reports of fatal attacks on humans. Nearly wiped out in heavily fished areas. Large individuals may be ciguatoxic. In the Hong Kong live fish markets. It is not common enough to be of commercial importance; rare in some places due to spearfishing; also caught with hook-and-line and spear.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Batrachus gigas
- Holocentrus lanceolatus
- Oligorus goliath
- Oligorus terrae-reginae
- Oligorus terraereginae
- Promicrops lanceolatus
In other languages
- Queensland-bars
- Jättimeriahven
- Banded rockcod, Bridlebass, Brindle bass, Brindle grouper, Brindlebass, Brindled Grouper, Coral cod, Dragon grouper, Groper, Grouper, Mottled-brown sea bass, Queensland groper, Queensland grouper, Reef cod, Rock cod, Rockcod, Sea bass
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.