Smooth grouper
Dermatolepis striolata
- Usual depth108.5 m
- Water temperature23–27 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
The smooth grouper is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper of the family Epinephelidae. It is associated with reefs and is found in the western Indian Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Smooth 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: 3 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 108.5 m · Deepest record: 108.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–27 °C
Photos
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Smooth grouper, smooth grouper
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Merou Lisa
- French
- Merou Lisse, Mérou lisse
Other scientific names: Dermatolepis aldabrensis, Dermatolepis striolatus, Serranus gibbosus, Serranus striolatus
Similar species
Peacock grouperCephalopholis argus
Coral grouperCephalopholis miniata
Darkfin hindCephalopholis urodeta
Kelp GrouperEpinephelus bruneus
Blacktip grouperEpinephelus fasciatus
Dusky grouperEpinephelus marginatus
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).
- 58 open-data records from 1867 to 2021.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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