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- EnglishName: Rovingcoralgrouper
- Local Name : Dhon olhu faana
- Size : Max. 63 cm; 1.2 m (in the Red Sea)
- Family: Order : Specimen
- Distinctive Characters: Dorsal fin with 7 or 8 spines and 10-12 rays. Anal fin with 3 spines and 8 rays. Pectoral fin 15-16 rays. Body depth 2.9-3.9 in standard length. Body elongate, robust. Rear nostril of adults larger than anterior nostril. First or second anal spines embedded. Caudal fin emarginate.
Colour: Red-brown, with numerous small dark-edged blue spots. Some spots on sides vertically elongate, and some on head diagonally elongate (few spots on head). Pelvic fins with blue spots. - Habitat and Biology: Occurs on or near coral reefs at depths of 15 to 150 m.
- Distribution: Indo-Pacific.
- Remarks: Plectropomus pessuliferus has been characterised as an uncommon species. However, it appears fairly regularly at Male fish market. A separate sub-species is recognised from the Red Sea on the basis of colour pattern.