Giant Grouper
OrderSerraniformes
FamilyEpinephelidae
HabitatCoral Reefs
RangeIndo-Pacific
Max Length270 cm
Max Weight400 kg
DietCarnivore
About the Giant Grouper
The largest bony fish found on coral reefs. It can swallow small sharks and sea turtles whole. Divers report it is curious and approaches closely. Like many groupers it starts life as female and some later become male. In Australia it is known as the Queensland groper.