Passionfruit Coral Trout

Plectropomus areolatus

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

20 m

Description

Plectropomus areolatus is a species of marine ray-finned fish. It is a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae, which is part of the family Serranidae. This family also includes anthias and sea basses. The squaretail coral grouper is fast-growing, short-lived, and early-maturing. However, due to the continued decrease in its po... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Maldives Papua New Guinea Australia West Tanzania Sudan +22 more in Seabook

Colors

black

brown

grey

yellow

blue

red

Poisonous

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Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Group

Solitary

Conservation status

(VU) Vulnerable

Edible

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