Saloptia
1 species
The golden grouper (Saloptia powelli), also known as the pink grouper or Powell's grouper, 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 eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean.
The golden grouper is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean from Christmas Island and the South China Sea east to French Polynesia, north to Taiwan and Okinawa south as far as the Great Barrier Reef.
The golden grouper is a rariphotic species which inhabits a depth range of 100 to 200 metres (330 to 660 ft), where it occurs over rocky substrates.
The golden grouper (Saloptia powelli), also known as the pink grouper or Powell's grouper, 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 eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean.
The golden grouper is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean from Christmas Island and the South China Sea east to French Polynesia, north to Taiwan and Okinawa south as far as the Great Barrier Reef.
The golden grouper is a rariphotic species which inhabits a depth range of 100 to 200 metres (330 to 660 ft), where it occurs over rocky substrates.