Epinephelus macrospilos, commonly known as the snub-nose grouper, is a species of ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses.
Distribution
It is found in the Indo-Pacific region from east coast of Africa to the central Pacific,[1] in lagoon and seaweed
reefs to the depth of 44 m.[2] It feeds on crustaceans, fishes, and some cephalopods. The maximum size of E. macrospilos is 43 cm, weighing up to 2 kg.