Scientific Name	Epinephelus cyanopodus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Richardson, 1846)	Depth	2 - 30M
Chinese	細點石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	藍鰭石斑魚
Max Length	122 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	石斑、過魚、錢鰻鰻、手皮鱠、藍瓜石斑
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、PonFu、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	China
Synonyms	Epinephalus kohleri, Epinephelus hoedti, Epinephelus hoedtii, Epinephelus kohleri, Epinephelus suitonis, Homalogrystes luctuosus, Serranus cyanopodus, Serranus hoedtii, Serranus punctatissimus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Richardson, J. 1846 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Heemstra, P.C. etc. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0062958. ASIZP0802496. ASIZP0912496. FRIP21680. NMMBP00657. NMMBP06515. NMMBP06629. NMMBP08681. NTUM00845. NTUM06635.
Common Name	Purple rockcod; Speckled grouper; Yellowfin grouper; Speckled blue grouper; Blue maori; Blue mori cod
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 16 or 17 rays, the third or fourth spine longest, its length contained 2.2 to 2.8 times in head length, the interspinous membranes not or only slightly incised; anal fin with III spines and 8 rays; pectoral fins thin (not fleshy), with 18 to 20 rays; pectoral fins subequal to pelvic fins, their length contained 1.7 to 2.0 times in head length; caudal fin truncate or slightly emarginate. Lateral-body scales distinctly ctenoid, with auxiliary scales; lateral-line scales 63 to 75; lateral-scale series 128 to 147. Pyloric caeca very numerous.
habitats	Usually found around isolated coral heads in lagoons or bays, but also caught on outer reef area. According to Myers (1989, Ref. 4538) it usually swims out in the open, several meters above the bottom. It is readily caught by anglers at night. Feeds mainl
Distribution	Western Pacific: southern Japan to southern Queensland and east to Fiji and the islands of Micronesia. Record from Western Australia in the Indian Ocean is dubious.
Utility	It's minor used in commercial fisheries, but pubic in aquariums.