Arabian grouper

Description:

Up to 75 cm grouper. Plainly spotted coloration that serves to camouflage. Its head and body are pale greenish grey or brown with round spots, varying from orange-red to dark brown. A group of black spots may be visible on the body at the base of the rear of the dorsal fin. Five vertical darker shaded bars may also be present on the body.

Habitat:

Common and easily observed while it rests motionless on the bottom during daylight hours. If disturbed it streaks away toward the closest hiding place. Red Sea, tropical Indo-Pacific. Slopes, outer reefs, coral drop-offs, from 1 to 50 m.