Scientific Name	Epinephelus maculatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1790)	Depth	2 - 350M
Chinese	花點石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	花點石斑魚
Max Length	60.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石斑、過魚、花鱠、鱠仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North East、PonFu、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	East Indies
Synonyms	Epinephelus maculates, Holocentrus albo-fuscus, Holocentrus albofuscus, Holocentrus maculatus, Plectropoma kulas, Serranus medurensis, Serranus sebae
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 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0058121. ASIZP0058122. ASIZP0058123. ASIZP0061354. ASIZP0070762. NMMSTP00014. NTUM04528.
Common Name	Trout cod; Brown-spotted rock-cod; Highfin grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 15 to 17 rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 soft rays. Head, body and fins of adult pale brown, covered with small, round to hexagonal, close-set, dark brown spot, extending on to ventral part of body and head front portion of spinous dorsal fin about 50% taller than on other species at all sizes. Small juveniles black with white blotches, becoming more spotted with age.
habitats	Juveniles are found in shallow coral rubble, adults in isolated coral heads of lagoon and seaward reefs to depths of 82 m. Feeds mainly on sand-dwelling fishes and crustaceans, sometimes on octopuses. In the Hong Kong live fish markets. May be ciguatoxic
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Islands and Indonesia; South China Sea to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia.
Utility	minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums.