Scientific Name	Epinephelus malabaricus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	瑪拉巴石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	瑪拉巴石斑魚
Max Length	234 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	馬拉巴、石斑、土斑、過魚、來貓、厲麻、虎麻、青斑、黑點、鱸魚麻(澎湖)、厲麻鱠(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、 Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Tranquebar, India
Synonyms	Cephalopholis malabaricus, Epinephelus abdominalis, Epinephelus cylindricus, Epinephelus malabrica, Epinephelus salmoides, Epinephelus salmonoides, Epinephelus tauvina, Holocentrus malabaricus, Holocentrus salmoides, Serranus crapao, Serranus estuarius, Serranus polypodophilus, Serranus salmonoides ...all 14..
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	ASIZP0054876. ASIZP0066502. ASIZP0067520. ASIZP0067540. ASIZP0067569. ASIZP0074926. ASIZP0074955. ASIZP0075123. ASIZP0075278. ASIZP0075279. ASIZP0801890. ASIZP0802352. ASIZP0802354. ASIZP0802356. ASIZP0806488. ASIZP0806502. ASIZP0806997. ASIZP0806998. ASIZP0911890. ASIZP0912352. ASIZP0912354. ASIZP0912356. ASIZP0916488. ASIZP0916502. ASIZP0916997. ASIZP0916998. FRIP00187. FRIP00397. FRIP21119. FRIP22419. NMMBP00016. NMMBP01216. NMMSTP00810. NTUM00822. RUSI28221.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Greasy grouper; Malabar rockcod; Malabar grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist   IUCN Group
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 14 to 16 rays, the third to fifth spines usually slightly longer than posterior spines, their length contained 3.1 to 4.0 times in head length and distinctly shorter than longest rays, the interspinous membranes incised; anal fin with III spines and 8 rays, the third Spine usually longest; pectoral-fin rays 18 to 20; pectoral-fin length contained 1.7 to 2.2 times in head length, pelvic-fin length contained 2.1 to 2.6 times in head length; caudal fin rounded. Lateral-body scales ctenoid, with auxiliary scales; lateral-line scales 54 to 64; anterior lateral-line tubes of large adults with 2 to 4 branches; lateral-scale series 101 to 117. Pyloric caeca numerous (more than 80 branches).
habitats	A common species found in a variety of habitats: coral and rocky reefs, tide pools, estuaries, mangrove swamps and sandy or mud bottom from shore to depths of 150 m. Juveniles found near shore and in estuaries; sex reversal probable; catch statistics poor
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Tonga, north to Japan, south to Australia. It is not known from the Persian Gulf, where the closely related Epinephelus coioides is common.
Utility	highly commercial fisheries; commercial aquaculture fish; also for gamefish