Scientific Name	Epinephelus epistictus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)	Depth	71 - 100M
Chinese	小紋石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	小紋石斑魚
Max Length	80 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石斑、過魚、甘梯、鱠仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Nagasaki, Japan
Synonyms	Epinephelus episticus, Epinephelus heniochus, Epinephelus magniscuttis, Epinephelus praeopercularis, Epinephelus sp., Epinephelus stigmogrammacus, Serranus epistictus, Serranus praeopercularis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Temminck, C.J. etc. 1842 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Heemstra, P.C. etc. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0066419. ASIZP0069743. ASIZP0071046. ASIZP0076152. ASIZP0801466. ASIZP0803240. ASIZP0804466. ASIZP0807069. ASIZP0911466. ASIZP0913240. ASIZP0914466. ASIZP0917069. FRIP00405. FRIP00416. FRIP22161. NMMBP06554. NTMP0184. NTUM04847. NTUM06897. NTUM08252. NTUM08586. RUSI28220.
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,% 2016-01-27,HAN-YANG,CO1,100%
Common Name	Spottedback grouper; Broken-line grouper; Brown rockcod; Black-spotted grouper; Black-spotted rockcod; Dotted grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays:XI,14-15; anal rays:III,7-8; pectoral rays:16-19; Iateral-line scales 55-70; longitudinal scale series 105-127; scales on body ctenoid except anterodorsally, on thorax, and abdomen; no auxiliary scales on body; no scales on maxilla; first gill arch with gill rakers 8-10 + 15-18; pyloric caeca 8-10; body depth 2.8-3.3 in SL; head length 2.25-2.45 in SL; 2 rows of teeth on midside of lower jaw;caudal fin slightly to moderately rounded; pectoral fins 1.65-2.1 in head; pelvic fins short, not reaching anus, 2.1-2.6 in head. Light brown to yellowish brown, shading to pale lavender-brown ventrally, with very small dark brown spots on body, often concentrated on upper half; a faint broad dark band from orbit to opercular flap and 2 narrower oblique dark bands on cheek, the lowermost a continuation of a narrow dark brown streak at upper edge of maxillary groove. Juveniles with dark spots on head and body arranged in 3 longitudinal rows.
habitats	Rocky and trawl able bottoms in depths of 71 to 290 m. Nothing has been published on the biology of E. epistictus.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Kenya to South Africa; Oman, west coast of India, Korea, Japan including Ogasawara Islands, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northern Australia.
Utility	Probably of some commercial importance, but separate catch statistics are not available for E. epistictus.