Epinephelus macrospilos, commonly known as the snub-nose grouper, is a species of ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses.
| Epinephelus macrospilos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
| Genus: | Epinephelus |
| Species: | E. macrospilos
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| Binomial name | |
| Epinephelus macrospilos (Bleeker, 1855)
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Distribution
editIt is found in the Indo-Pacific region from east coast of Africa to the central Pacific,[1] in lagoon and seaweed
reefs to the depth of 44 m.[2] It feeds on crustaceans, fishes, and some cephalopods. The maximum size of E. macrospilos is 43 cm, weighing up to 2 kg.