Orange-spotted grouper

Orange-spotted grouper
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)(Persian Gulf)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Serranidae
Subfamily:	Epinephelinae
Tribe:	Epinephelini
Genus:	Epinephelus
Species:	E. coioides
Binomial name
	Epinephelus coioides; (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
	Bola coioides Hamilton, 1822; Serranus nebulosus Valenciennes, 1828; Cephalopholis nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1828); Epinephelus nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1828); Serranus suillus Valenciennes, 1828; Epinephelus suillus (Valenciennes, 1828); Homalogrystes guntheri Alleyne & Macleay, 1877;

The orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides), also known as the brown-spotted rockcod, estuary cod, estuary rockcod, goldspotted rockcod, greasy cod, North-west groper, orange spotted cod or blue-and-yellow 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 has an Indo-Pacific distribution and is found in marine and brackish waters.

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