Brown-marbled grouper

About this species

The brown-marbled grouper or tiger grouper is a benthic marine fish which belongs to the family Serranidae or also known as the groupers.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 58 records
February: 48 records
March: 76 records
April: 64 records
May: 161 records
June: 73 records
July: 116 records
August: 80 records
September: 66 records
October: 131 records
November: 65 records
December: 70 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–25 m · Deepest record: 345 m

0–10 m: 87 records
10–20 m: 23 records
20–30 m: 10 records
30–40 m: 6 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 3 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–30 °C

14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 41 records
24–26 °C: 65 records
26–28 °C: 83 records
28–30 °C: 128 records

Photos

(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Wilson, 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: Brown-marbled grouper, black rockcod, brown-marbled grouper, Tiger Grouper

Names in 6 more languages

Spanish: Mero Manchado
Filipino: Garopa
French: Mérou marbré, Négre, Mérou marron
Japanese: Akamadarahata, アカマダラハタ
Thai: ปลาเก๋าเสือ
Simplified Chinese: 棕点石斑鱼, 棕點石斑魚, 老虎斑, 過魚

Other scientific names: Ephinephelus fuscoguttatus, Epinephelus fuscogutatus, Epinephelus fuscuguttatus, Epinephelus lutra, Serranus fuscoguttatus, Serranus horridus, Serranus lutra, Serranus taeniocheirus

Similar species

Blacktip grouper
Epinephelus fasciatus
Honeycomb grouper
Epinephelus merra
Areolate grouper
Epinephelus areolatus
Garrupa
Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus
Orange-spotted grouper
Epinephelus coioides
Starspotted grouper
Epinephelus hexagonatus

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).
636 open-data records from 1775 to 2024.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.