Scientific Name	Epinephelus bruneus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bloch, 1793	Depth	20 - 150M
Chinese	褐帶石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	褐帶石斑魚
Max Length	136 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石斑、過魚、土鱠、土溝龍、油斑、泥斑(香港)
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Probably China
Synonyms	Cephalopholis moara, Epinephelus brunneus, Epinephelus moara, Serranus moara
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	ASIZP0055169. ASIZP0058163. FRIP21873. NMMBP01209. NMMBP04330. NMMBP04333. NMMBP04340. NMMBP04343. NMMBP04389. NMMBP04751. NMMBP04752. NTMP0259. NTUM02326. NTUM08260. NTUM08302. NTUM08303. NTUM08304. NTUM08305. NTUM08306. NTUM08307. NTUM08308. NTUM08338. NTUM08339. RUSI28213.
Common Name	Mud grouper; Kelp grouper; Longtooth grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist   IUCN Group
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 13 to 15 rays, the third or fourth spine longest, but shorter than the longest ray, the interspinous membranes deeply incised; anal fin with III spines and 8 rays; pectoral-fin rays 17 to 19; pectoral-fin length contained 1.9 to 2.5 times in head length; pelvic-fin length contained 2.2 to 2.6 times in head length and ending well short of anus; caudal fin rounded. Midlateral-body scales ctenoid; no auxiliary scales on body; lateral-line scales 64 to 72; some anterior lateral-line scales on adults with branched tubes; lateral-scale series 93 to 126.
habitats	Inhabits rocky reefs; also found on muddy grounds. Juveniles occur in shallow waters. Commercially cultured in Japan
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: Korea, Japan (north to Hegura-jima Island), China (south to Hong Kong and Hainan Island), and Taiwan.
Utility	It has commercial purpose in fisheries and aquaculture and also one of gamefish speceis.