Saltwater
Leopard coralgrouper
Plectropomus leopardus
Epinephelidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 120 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 36,180 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Brunei, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR China, Indonesia, Japan, and 14 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabit coral-rich areas of lagoon reefs and mid-shelf reefs. Solitary. Inactive at night, hiding under ledges. Juveniles have a demersal existence in shallow water in reef habitats, especially around coral rubble. Adults feed mainly on fish, juveniles feed on small fish and invertebrates such as crustaceans and squid. A protogynous hermaphrodite. Form several spawning aggregations on a reef occurring around the new moon. Eggs float just below the surface. Larvae are pelagic. P. leopardus is used in cage culture; P. maculatus in Ref. 3081 was probably a mixture of P. maculatus and P. leopardus; the Plectropomus sp. used for the experiments reported in Capra et al., 1988 consisted predominantly of P. leopardus, with some P. maculatus (M.F. Capra, pers. comm.). On the Great Barrier Reef, its maximum lifespan is 14 years.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Acanthistius leopardinus
- Cephalopholis miniatus
- Chorististium maculatum
- Holocentrus leopardus
- Paracanthistius suji
- Plectropoma cyanostigma
In other languages
- Leopardgrouper
- Leopardbars
- Blue-dotted coral trout, Blue-dotted coral-trout, Blue-spot trout, Blue-spotted sea bass, Bluedotted coraltrout, Common coral trout, Coral grouper, Coral trout, Leoparad coralgrouper, Leopard cod, Leopard coral grouper, Leopard coral trout, Leopard coral-trout, Leopard trout, Leopard-cod, Red coral trout, Trout
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.