Scientific Name	Epinephelus retouti   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bleeker, 1868	Depth	20 - 300M
Chinese	雷拖氏石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	雷氏石斑魚
Max Length	50 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石斑、過魚、鱠仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Reunion
Synonyms	Epinephelus mauritianus, Epinephelus retouti mauritianus, Epinephelus rubra, Epinephelus truncatus, Serranus retouti
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Bleeker, P. 1868 Randall, J. E. etc. 1986 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0056036. ASIZP0056058. ASIZP0056159. ASIZP0061286. ASIZP0063596. ASIZP0072204. ASIZP0072241. ASIZP0804294. ASIZP0804295. ASIZP0914294. ASIZP0914295. BPBMI23205. FRIP21514. NMMSTP00747. RUSI31830.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Red-tipped grouper; Red-tipped rockcod; Brownback cod
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 16 or 17 rays, the third to fifth spines longest, their length contained 2.4 to 3.1 times in head length; anal fin with III spines and 8 rays; pectoral fins fleshy, with 19 or 20 rays; pectoral-fin length contained 1.5 to 1.8 times, pelvic-fin length contained 1.8 to 2.2 times in head length; caudal fin truncate to slightly convex. Lateral-body scales ctenoid, with numerous auxiliary scales; lateral-line scales 64 to 76; lateral-scale series 120 to 141. Pyloric caeca numerous (more than 40).
habitats	Adults are found on coral reefs and outer reef slopes in depths of 70 to 220 m; juveniles occur in depths of 20 to 40 m.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: islands in tropical and subtropical waters from the western Indian Ocean to Jarvis Island (Line Islands, Kiribati) and French Polynesia (Ref. 4787), including Bassas da India (Mozambique Channel) (Ref. 5222).
Utility	This species is too rare to be of commercial importance.