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Orangespotted Rockcod,Swimming

Reference

IB1539

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Rockcods and Basslets - SERRANIDAE

Common Name

Orangespotted Rockcod,Swimming

Scientific Name

Epinephelus coioides

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Rockcods and Groupers are mostly bottom-dwelling fishes, usually associated with reefs, rocky bottoms or weed beds to depths of about 200 m. They have a large mouth and powerful jaws, and are aggressive predators of other fishes and crustaceans.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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