Scientific Name	Epinephelus polyphekadion   Pronounce			by: ©Murdy, Edward O.
Author	(Bleeker, 1849)	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	清水石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	清水石斑魚
Max Length	90 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石斑、過魚、罔仔、鱠仔(澎湖)、杉斑(香港)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、LanI Is.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Seychelles, Zanzibar
Synonyms	Epinephelus goldmani, Epinephelus microdon, Epinephelus polyhekadion, Serranus dispar var. b, Serranus goldmanni, Serranus microdon, Serranus polyphekadion
Reference	Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 Heemstra, P.C. etc. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999
Specimen List
Common Name	Small-toothed rockcod; Small-toother cod; Camouflage grouper; Camouflage rockcod; Camouflage groper; Marble grouper; Flowery grouper; Marbled sea bass; Marbled grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist   IUCN Group
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 14 or 15 rays, the third or fourth spine longest, its length contained 2.7 to 3.3 times in head length and distinctly shorter than longest dorsal-fin ray, the interspinous membranes moderately incised; anal fin with III spines and 8 rays; pectoral-fin rays 16 to 18; pectoral-fin length contained 1.7 to 2.1 times, pelvic-fin length contained 1.9 to 2.4 times in head length; caudal fin rounded. Lateral-body scales ctenoid, with auxiliary scales. Lateral-line scales 47 to 52; lateral-scale series 95 to 113.
habitats	E. polyphekadion is almost always found in clear water on coral reefs, either in lagoons or on the outer reef; it is most abundant at islands, particularly atolls. It feeds mainly on crustaceans (primarily portunid crabs, but also some scyllarid an
Distribution	E. polyphekadion is widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical Indo-West Pacific region from the Red Sea and east coast of Africa to FrenchPolynesia. In the western Pacific it ranges from southern Japan to southern Queensland and Lord Howe Island.
Utility	E. polyphekadion was formerly common in the markets of Zanzibar and probably throughout its range.