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Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822)
This large grouper is a Lessepsian migrant that has found its way into the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal from the Red Sea.
The large grouper is mainly found in murky coastal reefs and often in brackish water areas (estuaries) over mud and debris.
Juvenile groupers like to migrate to one of the major nurseries for marine fish: the mangrove forests, which are subject to tidal fluctuations and are very nutrient-rich.
Synonymised names
Bola coioides Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
Cephalopholis nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Epinephelus coiodes (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epinephelus nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Epinephelus suillus (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Homalogrystes guntheri Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym)
Serranus nebulosus Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
Serranus suillus Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
This large grouper is a Lessepsian migrant that has found its way into the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal from the Red Sea.
The large grouper is mainly found in murky coastal reefs and often in brackish water areas (estuaries) over mud and debris.
Juvenile groupers like to migrate to one of the major nurseries for marine fish: the mangrove forests, which are subject to tidal fluctuations and are very nutrient-rich.
Synonymised names
Bola coioides Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
Cephalopholis nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Epinephelus coiodes (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epinephelus nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Epinephelus suillus (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Homalogrystes guntheri Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym)
Serranus nebulosus Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
Serranus suillus Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted






Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii