• EnglishName: White-blotchedgrouper
  • Local Name : Baafothi faana
  • Size : Max. 1 m
  • Family: Order : Specimen
  • Distinctive Characters: Dorsal fin with 11 spines and 15-17 rays. Anal fin with 3 spines and 8 rays. Pectoral fin with 18-20 rays. Body depth 2.6-2.9 in standard length. Preopercle finely serrated. Inter-orbital area distinctly convex, dorsal profile of head slightly convex. Membranes between dorsal spines not incised. Caudal fin truncate, round in juveniles.
    Colour: Pale brownish-grey, with white blotches above and small dark reddish spots below. After death, becomes darker grey and white blotches disappear.
  • Habitat and Biology: Occurs in deeper waters to depths of 90 m. Juveniles are found on shallower inshore coral reefs. Feeds on fish and crustaceans.
  • Distribution: Indian Ocean.
  • Remarks: In Maldives, Epinephelus multinotatus is only rarely caught by local fishermen. The first records
    were from R. V. ‘Farumas’ Reef Fishing Survey, during which few specimens were caught inside atoll basins.
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