Slender grouper
Anyperodon leucogrammicus
- Usual depth3–24 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Patrick O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The slender grouper is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the grouper family Epinephelidae. It is the only species in the genus Anyperodon.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Slender grouper”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 82 records
- February: 111 records
- March: 126 records
- April: 92 records
- May: 81 records
- June: 80 records
- July: 80 records
- August: 86 records
- September: 82 records
- October: 113 records
- November: 121 records
- December: 112 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–24 m · Deepest record: 39 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Dr. Thomas Dörner, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) luluchouette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Slender grouper, slender grouper, Slender Rockcod, Whitelined Cod, White-lined Grouper, White-lined Rock-cod, White-lined Rockcod, Whiteline Group
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Mero Elegante
- French
- Cheval De Bois, Loche A Lignes Blanches, Loche à lignes blanches, Merou A Lignes Blanches, Merou Elegant, Mérou élégant
- Japanese
- Azukihata, アズキハタ
- Simplified Chinese
- 白線光腭鱸, 白線鮨, 石斑, 過魚
Other scientific names: Anyperodon leucogammicus, Anyperodon leucogramicus, Anyperodon leucogrammiscus, Serranus leucogrammicus, Serranus micronotatus, Serranus urophthalmus
Similar species
Peacock grouperCephalopholis argus
Coral grouperCephalopholis miniata
Darkfin hindCephalopholis urodeta
Blacktip grouperEpinephelus fasciatus
Honeycomb grouperEpinephelus merra
Redmouth grouperAethaloperca rogaa
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 669 open-data records from 1828 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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