| Citation | Craig, M.T., YJ. Sadovy de Mitcheson and P.C. Heemstra, 2011, Groupers of the world: a field and market guide.. North America: CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group. 356 p. |
| Ref. | 89707 Craig, M.T., YJ. Sadovy de Mitcheson and P.C. Heemstra, 2011 |
| Page | 175 |
| Named Used as Valid | Epinephelus macrospilos |
| Comment | Habitat: |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | South Africa, Mozambique, Comoros Islands, Madagascar, Mascarenes, Seychelles, Chagos and Sri Lanka to Indonesia, Australia and the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), northward to the Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands and southwards to New Caledonia |
| Quote | Coral Reefs, including outer reef slopes to depths of 44 m; more abundant on oceanic reefs and rare on coastal reefs |