Humpback Grouper (juvenile)

Cromileptes altivelis

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

40 m

Description

Cromileptes altivelis is a demersal marine fish which belongs to the family Serranidae, the groupers. Recent molecular analyses based on five genes show that Cromileptes altivelis is included in the same clade as species of Epinephelus. Consequently, the species should be included in Epinephelus as Epinephelus altiveli... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Vietnam Cambodia Indo-Pacific Papua New Guinea +32 more in Seabook

Colors

white

black

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Mud and Sand

Conservation status

(VU) Vulnerable

Poisonous

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Social Behaviour

Solitary

Danger to human

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Venomous

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