Scientific Name	Epinephelus morrhua   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1833)	Depth	80 - 50M
Chinese	弧紋石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	弧紋石斑魚
Max Length	90 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石斑、過魚、鱠仔(澎湖)、倒吞鱟(澎湖)、油斑(香港)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Mauritius
Synonyms	Cephalopholis morrhua, Epinephelus cometae, Epinephelus poecilonotus, Serranus morrhua
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	ASIZP0056323. ASIZP0061294. ASIZP0067500. ASIZP0802385. ASIZP0912385. FRIP20267. FRIP20556. NMMBP03209. NMMBP04982. NMMBP05060. NTUM00826. NTUM06313.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Snakesking sea bass; Comet cod; Contour rockcod; Blue grouper; Comet grouper; Grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 14 or 15 rays, the third or fourth spine longest, its length contained 2.6 to 3.3 times in head length and about equal to longest dorsal-fin ray; anal fin with III spines and 7 or 8 rays, the second and third spines subequal; pectoral-fin rays 17 or 18; pectoral-fin length contained 1.8 to 2.2 times in head length; pelvic fins not reaching anus, their length contained 2.0 to 2.7 times in head length; caudal fin convex to moderately rounded.Lateral-body scales distinctly ctenoid, occasionally with a few auxiliary scales; lateral-line scales 55 to 64; lateral-scale series 108 to 125.
habitats	Considered rare in Tahiti but quite common in atolls. The species is easily confused with E. poecilonotus, E. radiatus, or E. tuamotuensis, three closely related deep-water groupers. Known to be ciguatoxic at Mauritius. Uncommon in local markets (p
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the central Pacific.
Utility	An excellent food fish, but not common in local markets (probably because of its deep-water habitat). Said to be dangerous (because of ciguatera) at Mauritius (Postel, et al., 1963).