Size: 6-16 in.
ID: 2 black dots on lower lip and tail base, blue
to pale dots
Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Perciformes / Perch-like fishes
Family: Serranidae / Sea basses (Groupers)
Genus Species: Epinephelus fulvus/ Coney
Habitat: reef bottoms near some protection
Typical food: fish, but mostly crustaceans
Other information: solitary carnivore; lurks in wrecks,
reef shadows, or ledges; draws prey into gullet by
powerful suction from opening large mouth; swallows prey whole after
holding it in small rasp like teeth that cover
the jaws, tongue and palate; grouper are hermaphroditic and begin life
as females, then change to males with maturity.
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