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grey + scattered dark spots, oblique dark bars
juv: dark bars & spots

D: XI, spines shorter than rays

C: rounded

Epinephelus quinquefasciatus
body & fins tan + many small brown spots

D: X, 16-18

Epinephelus analogus
tan + ~ 9 bars, last thick & dark

D XI

Hyporthodus mystacinus
robust

D XI-XII, 9-12, spiny part lower & longer base, strong notch

Stereolepis gigas

teeth small

operculum: 2 flat spines