Dusky Rock Cod
Epinephelus bontoides
- Usual depth3–9 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and June
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–9 m · Deepest record: 9.3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dusky Rock Cod, palemargin grouper
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Mero De Margenes Palidos
- French
- Merou Bord Clair
- Japanese
- Shiranuihata, シラヌイハタ
- Simplified Chinese
- 石斑, 點列石斑魚
Other scientific names: Serranus bontoides
Similar species
Blacktip grouperEpinephelus fasciatus
Honeycomb grouperEpinephelus merra
Areolate grouperEpinephelus areolatus
GarrupaEpinephelus coeruleopunctatus
Orange-spotted grouperEpinephelus coioides
Brown-marbled grouperEpinephelus fuscoguttatus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 29 open-data records from 1940 to 2013.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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