Shorefishes - Gallery

head & body: red-brown spots
black saddles: back 3 (juv 2), tail base 1

C rounded

body deep, compressed
head concave
snout pointed

back humped

white + round black spots

head & body: red-brown spots
soft D, C & A - broad dark margin

C rounded

A 8

head & body thick
eye small

grey + pale blotches, + small dark spots
D spines shorter than rays

C: rounded

Epinephelus itajara, Goliath grouper, Itajara grouper, Itajara Epinephelus quinquefasciatus grouper

red-brown + irregular pale blotches & spots
D, C & A: outer edge dark + white border

D: high peak at spines II-III

C: straight/slightly concave

inside mouth red

brown+ dense pale spots & scattered large blotches.

juv: body & fins black + white spots

Epinephelus ongus, White-streaked grouper

tan + irregular dark bars
nape & eyes: dark Y
tail base: black saddle

C convex