Scientific Name	Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1790)	Depth	2 - 30M
Chinese	藍點石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	螢點石斑魚
Max Length	76 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	白點石斑、石斑、過魚、白目仔、觀音鱠
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	no locality
Synonyms	Epinephelus caeruleeopunctatus, Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus, Epinephelus caerulopunctatus, Epinephelus hoevenii, Epinephelus ongus, Epinephelus summana, Holocentrus coeruleopunctatus, Serranus alboguttatus, Serranus dermochirus, Serranus flavoguttatus, Serranus hoevenii, Serranus kunhardtii
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Heemstra, P.C. etc. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0056200. ASIZP0056201. ASIZP0056202. ASIZP0058125. ASIZP0058243. ASIZP0074925. ASIZP0074951. ASIZP0080514. ASIZP0806487. ASIZP0806498. ASIZP0807443. ASIZP0916487. ASIZP0916498. ASIZP0917443. BPBMI23268. FRIP00850. FRIP20352. FRIP21524. FRIP22345. NMMBP00011. NMMBP00790. NMMBP05453. NMMSTP00362. NMNSF00416. NMNSF00683. NTOU-AE6159. NTOUP200711-037. NTOUP200712-091. NTUM02048. NTUM02333. NTUM04304. NTUM04305. NTUM08223. NTUM08256. NTUM08257. NTUM08276. NTUM08277. ...List all 46 records...
Barcode	2016-07-15,Yung-Chieh,CO1,100%
Common Name	Ocellated rock-cod; Snowy grouper; Rock cod; Whitespotted grouper; White-spotted rockcod; White-spotted grouper; Whitespotted rockcod; Garrupa
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays:XI,15-17; Anal rays:III,8-8; pelvic fin abdomen; pectoral fin rounded; caudal fin rounded. Gill rakers 8-10 on upper limb, 13-17 on lower limb. Covered with small ctenoid scales; lateral line scales 51-61; lateral scales series 86-109. Body lateral and each fin deep dark and with white spots, become grey brown with growing, spot bigger and vague; dorsal fin, anal fin with a white narrow edge.
habitats	Occurs in rocky or coral-rich areas of deep lagoons, channels and outer reef slopes; usually in or near caves. Juveniles are found in tide pools. Feeds on fish and crustaceans. In Hong Kong living fish markets.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to East London, South Africa and eastward to Fiji. It is not known from the Red Sea, but it does occur in the Persian Gulf. Record from northwestern Australia (Ref. 3132) is doubtful. It is closely related to, and is often
Utility	It has minor purpose in commercial fisheries.