Six-banded Rock-cod

Epinephelus sexfasciatus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth12–71 m
Water temperature23–29 °C
Best monthsAugust, September, and October
How commonOccasional

About this species

Epinephelus sexfasciatus, the sixbar grouper, sixbar rockcod or six-banded rockcod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 17 records
February: 32 records
March: 8 records
April: 18 records
May: 14 records
June: 37 records
July: 15 records
August: 42 records
September: 68 records
October: 68 records
November: 34 records
December: 32 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 12–71 m · Deepest record: 101 m

0–10 m: 15 records
10–20 m: 38 records
20–30 m: 27 records
30–40 m: 45 records
40–50 m: 35 records
50–60 m: 37 records
60–70 m: 18 records
70–80 m: 11 records
80–90 m: 12 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 5 records
24–26 °C: 59 records
26–28 °C: 126 records
28–30 °C: 89 records

Names and classification

English: Six-banded Rock-cod, Six-banded Rock Cod, Six Banded Rockcod, sixbar grouper, Sixbar Rockcod

Names in 6 more languages

Spanish: Mero De Seis Bandas, Mero de Seis Barras
Filipino: Alatan, Kaltang, Kulapo, Lapu-lapung lupot, Lubo, Sigapo
French: Merou Six Raies
Japanese: Kokuten-hirehata
Thai: ปลากะรังลายหกบั้ง
Simplified Chinese: 六帶石斑魚

Other scientific names: Cephalopholis sexfasciatus, Ephinephelus sexfasciatus, Epinephelus sexfaciatus, Serranus sexfasciatus

Similar species

Blacktip grouper
Epinephelus fasciatus
Honeycomb grouper
Epinephelus merra
Areolate grouper
Epinephelus areolatus
Garrupa
Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus
Orange-spotted grouper
Epinephelus coioides
Brown-marbled grouper
Epinephelus 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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
663 open-data records from 1828 to 2021.

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