Scientific Name	Epinephelus hexagonatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forster, 1801)	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	六角石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	六角石斑魚
Max Length	27.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	六角格仔、石斑、花點格、鱸狸、蜂巢石斑魚、鱠仔(澎湖)、花鱠(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tahiti
Synonyms	Ephinephelus hexagonatus, Epinephalus hexagonatus, Epinephelus hexagonathus, Epinephelus merra, Epinephelus stellans, Holocentrus hexagonatus, Serranus hexagonatus, Serranus parkinsonii, Serranus stellans
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	ASIZP0055059. ASIZP0055096. ASIZP0055547. ASIZP0057329. ASIZP0058117. ASIZP0059060. ASIZP0059688. ASIZP0061299. ASIZP0065947. ASIZP0066033. ASIZP0070110. ASIZP0074058. ASIZP0074928. ASIZP0800746. ASIZP0800747. ASIZP0804414. ASIZP0806490. ASIZP0910746. ASIZP0910747. ASIZP0914414. ASIZP0916490. FRIP21062. FRIP21390. FRIP21586. FRIP21611. NMMBP01102. NMMBP01736. NMMBP02344. NMMBP02361. NMMBP02486. NMMBP08712. NMMSTP00087. NTOU-AE6005. NTUM06764. NTUM07005. NTUM07093. NTUM07249. ...List all 39 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Orange sea bass; Star-spotted grouper; White specked rockcod; Starspotted grouper; Wirenetting cod; Hexagon grouper; Hexagon rockcod
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 15 to 17 rays, the fifth to ninth spines subequal (their length contained 2.5 to 2.8 times in head length) and slightly shorter than longest rays, the interspinous membranes incised; anal fin with III spines and 8 rays, the second spine contained 2.1 to 2.5 times in head length, distinctly longer than third spine or depth of peduncle; pectoral-fin rays 17 to 19; pectoral-fin length contained 1.6 to 1.9 times in head length; pelvic fins not reaching past anus, their length contained 1.8 to 2.1 times in head length; caudal fin rounded. Lateral-body scales ctenoid, with auxiliary scales; lateral-line scales 61 to 70; ateral-scale series 93 to 114.
habitats	Common in exposed outer-reef areas in relatively shallow water. Well-camouflaged grouper, solitary. Feeds mainly on fishes and crustaceans (stomatopods and brachyuran crabs).
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: none have been taken on the African coast, except for the specimen recorded by Randall and Heemstra 1991 from Kenyan coast north of Kilifi Creek. It is an insular species found in most tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Absent in the Red Se
Utility	Probably of some important as a food in artisanal fisheries because of its abundance at most island.