Epinephelus longispinis

Epinephelus longispinis, also called the longspine grouper or the streaky spot grouper is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the Epinephelus genus.

Epinephelus longispinis
Specimen from Réunion
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Epinephelidae
Genus:	Epinephelus
Species:	E. longispinis
Binomial name
Epinephelus longispinis Kner, 1864

According to the World Register of Marine Species E. longispinis' diet consists primarily of crustaceans, "especially crabs and stomatopods." The species' range is primarily in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Epinephelus longispinis". FishBase.
• "Epinephelus longispinis (Kner, 1864)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
• Sen, Swatipriyanka; Dash, Gyanaranjan; Bharadiya, Sangita A. (2019-04-01). "First Record of Longspine Grouper, Epinephelus longispinis (Kner, 1864) from Gujarat, North-West Coast of India". Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. 35 (1): 287–289. doi:10.1007/s41208-019-0121-6. ISSN 2366-1674. S2CID 92317794.
• "Epinephelus longispinis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved July 18, 2022.