Image: Whitedotted Grouper, Epinephelus polystigma
A Whitedotted Grouper caught on hook and line at a depth of 2 m to 3 m in a stream on Suavanao, Santa Isabel Province, Solomon Islands, 6 August 2010.
- Photographer:
- Chris Starkey
- Rights:
- © Chris Starkey
- Common name:
- Whitedotted Grouper
- Scientific name:
- Epinephelus polystigma
- Family:
- Serranidae
- Order:
- Perciformes
Additional information
The stream had a shallow sandy mouth. The fish was hooked close to mangroves and fallen trees.
In Australia, the Whitedotted Grouper occurs in estuarine and mangrove areas of Cape York, Queensland.
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Epinephelus polystigma, Whitedotted Grouper, Serranidae,