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Honeycomb Grouper
Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793
A Honeycomb Grouper photographed at night at a depth of 8m, Tijou Reef, far northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, December 1999. View larger image.
A Honeycomb Grouper at a depth of 8m, Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef off Port Douglas, Queensland, June 2002. View larger image.
The Honeycomb Grouper is pale with round to hexagonal brown spots on the head, body and fins. Some of the spots on the side of the body are joined to form short irregular bands.
This species grows to 28cm in length.
It occurs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-Pacific.
In Australia it is known from the western coast of Western Australia, around the tropical north of the country and south to the central coast of New South Wales.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Further reading
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. Coral Graphics. Pp. 330.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
