Scientific Name	Epinephelus merra   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bloch, 1793	Depth	0 - 46M
Chinese	網紋石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	蜂巢石斑魚
Max Length	31 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	蜂巢格仔、六角格仔、蝴蝶斑、牛屎斑、石斑(臺東)、鱠仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Cephalopholis merra, Ephinephelus merra, Epinephalus merra, Epinephelus megachir, Serranus merra
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	ASIZP0056206. ASIZP0056212. ASIZP0058120. ASIZP0066410. ASIZP0700302. ASIZP0801896. ASIZP0911896. NMMBP00009. NMMBP03136. NMMBP04104. NMMSTP00065. NTMP0767. NTUM00798. NTUM00799. NTUM01325. NTUM02130. NTUM07473. NTUM08254. SU7984.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Wire-netting cod; Wirenetting cod; Dwarf-spotted rockcod; Dwarf spotted grouper; Honeycomb grouper; Honeycomb sea bass; Honeycombe grouper; Honeycomb rockcod; Honeycomb cod; Honeycomb rock-cod
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with II spines and 15-17 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and＠ soft rays.head, body＠ fins pale, covered with closes set, dark brown or red dish brown spats, the interspaces forming an irregular pale reticulum; pectoral fins covered with distinct small blads spate, largely confined to the rays (the hest diagnostic colony character for E. merra)
habitats	Very common in shallow lagoon and semi-protected seaward reefs. Juveniles are common in thickets of staghorn Acropora corals. Feeds on crustaceans and fishes. Increase of piscivory with age is observed in this species. Cultured under experimental conditio
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: South Africa to French Polynesia. Not known from the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, nor Asian mainland.
Utility	commercial fisheries and aquaculture species; also for gamefish and public in aquariums