Giant grouper
Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790)
The giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) is a bony fish in the family Epinephelidae and the order Perciformes. It is also called groper, bridlebass, brindle bass, dragon grouper and brindle grouper.
Quick facts about the giant grouper
The species was named by (Bloch, 1790) and belongs to the genus Epinephelus within the suborder Percoidei. On the IUCN Red List, the giant grouper is listed as Data Deficient (DD) in its global assessment.
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- marinesrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the giant grouper
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Where does the giant grouper live?
Not recorded
What is the giant grouper?
The giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus), also known as the Queensland grouper (groper), brindle grouper or mottled-brown sea bass, 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 has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution and is one of the largest extant species of bony fish.
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Is the giant grouper endangered?
The giant grouper is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
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How is the giant grouper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- familyEpinephelidae
- genusEpinephelus
- SpeciesEpinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790)
Synonyms Batrachus gigas, Holocentrus lanceolatus, Oligorus goliath, Oligorus terrae-reginae, Oligorus terraereginae, Promicrops lanceolatus, Serranus abdominalis, Serranus geographicus, Serranus goliath, Serranus lanceolatus, Serranus phaeostigmaeus, Stereolepoides thompsoni
Other names and names in other languages (93)
- BridlebassEnglish
- Brindle bassEnglish
- Brindle bassEnglish
- Brindle grouperEnglish
- Brindled grouperEnglish
- Brindled grouperEnglish
- Dragon grouperEnglish
- GroperEnglish
- Mottled-brown sea bassEnglish
- Queensland groperEnglish
- Queensland groperEnglish
- Queensland groperEnglish
- Queensland grouperEnglish
- BriekwabaarsAfrikaans
- Bulangagn
- HamourArabic
- KugtungBikol
- Taiyaawcal
- BantolCebuano
- KugtongCebuano
- PugapoCebuano
- 宽额鲈Chinese
- 寬額鱸Chinese
- Queensland-barsDanish
- Riesen-ZackenbarschGerman
- މުޑު ފާނަDivehi
- Mero LanceoladeSpanish
- Mero Gigante de QueenslandSpanish
- Mero lanceoladoSpanish
- Suur kivikohaEstonian
- 'AvuFijian
- KavuFijian
- Mérou géantFrench
- Loche géanteFrench
- Mérou lancéoléFrench
- WekhruGujarati
- WekhaliGujarati
- דקר ענקHebrew
- óriás fűrészes sügérHungarian
- Kerapu lumpurIndonesian
- KurapuIloko
- タマカイJapanese
- TamakaiJapanese
- KolajiKannada
- 대왕바리Korean
- AlovyMalagasy
- കൊലമീന്Malayalam
- കലവ മീന്Malayalam
- വരയന് കലവMalayalam
- KolaminMalayalam
- Varaya kalawaMalayalam
- गोबराMarathi
- हीकरूMarathi
- GobraMarathi
- HekruMarathi
- KertangMalay
- Kerapu pertangMalay
- Donkere reuzentandbaarsDutch
- Kohoanlg
- Bangabanganlg
- Itajara olbrzymiaPolish
- Garoupa fajardoPortuguese
- Garoupa-gigantePortuguese
- 'apukuray
- Индоокеанский малоглазый груперRussian
- Lapu-lapusgd
- Sellan kossaSinhala
- Hali valan kossaSinhala
- VaoloSamoan
- Ata'ata-uliSamoan
- ChewaSwahili
- KalavaTamil
- ௨ல்டா கலவாTamil
- Komari kalevaTamil
- Wutla-callawahTamil
- Hapuu reruTahitian
- hapu'u rehuTahitian
- BontooTelugu
- ปลาหมอทะเลThai
- NhinhinhiTokelauan
- PuolFilipino
- KerapoFilipino
- dev orfozTurkish
- Ca mu songVietnamese
- Cá Mú songVietnamese
- TingagWaray
- 過魚Chinese
- 倒吞鱟Chinese
- 槍頭石斑魚Chinese
- 鞍带石斑鱼Chinese
- 鞍帶石斑魚Chinese
- 鴛鴦鱠Chinese
- 龍膽石斑Chinese
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Relatives of the giant grouper
Other species in the same genus Epinephelus.
Dusky grouper
Epinephelus marginatus
Itajara
Epinephelus itajara
White grouper
Epinephelus aeneus
Rockcod
Epinephelus coioides
Estuary cod
Epinephelus malabaricus
Grouper
Epinephelus tukula
CompareGiant grouper vs Dusky grouperGiant grouper vs ItajaraGiant grouper vs White grouperGiant grouper vs Rockcod
Common questions
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What is the scientific name of the giant grouper?
The scientific name of the giant grouper is Epinephelus lanceolatus.
What kind of animal is the giant grouper?
The giant grouper is a bony fish. It belongs to the family Epinephelidae in the order Perciformes.
Is the giant grouper endangered?
The giant grouper is listed as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List in its global assessment.
Who named the giant grouper?
The giant grouper's scientific name carries the authority (Bloch, 1790).
What other names does the giant grouper have?
The giant grouper is also called groper, bridlebass, brindle bass, dragon grouper and brindle grouper.
What family does the giant grouper belong to?
The giant grouper belongs to the family Epinephelidae and the genus Epinephelus.
Sources and how to cite this page
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