Foursaddle grouper
Epinephelus spilotoceps
- Usual depth0–22 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and April
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Epinephelus spilotoceps, the foursaddle grouper or spotty cod, 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.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Epinephelus spilotoceps”, 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: 13 records
- February: 51 records
- March: 63 records
- April: 50 records
- May: 19 records
- June: 21 records
- July: 35 records
- August: 38 records
- September: 30 records
- October: 33 records
- November: 18 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–22 m · Deepest record: 47 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Foursaddle grouper, foursaddle grouper, Four-saddle Grouper, Four-saddle Rockcod, Spotty Cod
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Vierfleck-Wabenbarsch
- Spanish
- Mero Quatro Monturas
- French
- Merou Quatre Selles, Mérou quatre selles
- Simplified Chinese
- 吻斑石斑魚, 吻斑石斑鱼, 斑吻石斑魚, 石斑, 過魚, 鱠仔
Other scientific names: Epinephelus salonotus, Epinephelus spiloteceps
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 628 open-data records from 1946 to 2023.
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