Banded grouper

Banded grouper
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Serranidae
Genus:	Epinephelus
Species:	E. awoara
Binomial name
Epinephelus awoara (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)

The banded grouper or yellow grouper (Epinephelus awoara) is a species of fish in the Serranidae family. It is found in China, Disputed Territory, Hong Kong, North Korea, South Korea, Macau, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

This fish has sharp spines protruding from its back.

References

• Shuk Man, C. & Ng Wai Chuen 2005. Epinephelus awoara. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.