Scientific Name	Epinephelus tauvina   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	1 - 120M
Chinese	鱸滑石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	巨石斑魚
Max Length	107 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石斑、過魚、虎麻
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、North、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Jeddah, Red Sea
Synonyms	Cephalopholis tauvina, Epinephalus tauvina, Epinephelus chewa, Epinephelus elongatus, Epinephelus megachir, Epinephelus salmoides, Holocentrus pantherinus, Perca tauvina, Serranus goldiei, Serranus jansenii, Serranus pantherinus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Forsskål, P. 1775 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Heemstra, P.C. etc. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999
Specimen List	AMNH90073. ASIZP0055082. ASIZP0055272. ASIZP0061906. ASIZP0063430. ASIZP0074891. BPBMI22746. FRIP00599. FRIP21063. FRIP21688. NMMBP00701. NMMBP00708. NMMBP00711. NMMBP01103. NMMBP04472. NMMBP04623. NMMBP04624. NMMSTP00182. NTMP0561. NTMP0826. NTMP1230. NTUM02062. NTUM08333. NTUM08334. NTUM08340. SU7276. SU7916. SU7983. USNM00272347.
Common Name	Reef cod; Spotted sea bass; Spotted grouper; Cod; Greasy grouper; Green grouper; Giant grouper; Greasy rockcod; Estuary rock-cod; Grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 13 to 16 rays, the third to fifth spines longest, their length contained 3.1 to 4.7 times in head length and distinctly shorter than longest dorsal-fin rays; interspinous dorsal-fin membranes incised: anal fin with III spines and 8 rays; pectoral-fin rays 18 to 19, pectoral-fin length contained 1.7 to 2.4 times and pelvic-fin length contained 2.2 to 2.8 times in head length; caudal fin rounded. Midlateral-body scales ctenoid in juveniles; scales smooth in adults, except for small patch covered by pectoral fin; lateral-line scales 63 to 74; lateral-scale series 95 to 112. Pyloric caeca 16 to 18.
habitats	E. tauvina prefers clear water areas on coral reefs; juveniles have been taken on reef flats and in tidepools, but adults are found in deeper water (to 50 m). Randall (1980a) found that adults from Oceania were almost exclusively piscivorous; only
Distribution	E. tauvina occurs from the Red Sea to South Africa and eastward to Ducie in the Pitcairn Group, the easternmost atoll of Oceania; in the western Pacific it ranges from Japan to New South Wales and Lord Howe Island.
Utility	Where it is abundant E. tauvina is certainly of importance to artisanal fisheries, but separate statistics for this species are not available.