Epinephelus akaara

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Epinephelus akaara (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
Redspotted grouper
Length: 15 cm
Locality: Sunken Ship spot, Kitakoura, Sado Is. Depth: 19 m
Environment: rock and sand bottom
Water temperature: 17°C
Date: Jun, 2011 Photographer: Satoshi Awata

PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilySerranidae

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Length: 35 cm
Locality: Nagate, Kitakoura, Sado Is. Depth: 8 m
Environment: rocky reef
Water temperature: 29°C
Date: Aug, 2013 Photographer: Satoshi Awata