Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Suborder Percoidei Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Family Serranidae | |
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Similar Epinephelus spilotoceps, Epinephelus summana, Comet grouper, Whitespotted grouper, Epinephelus maculatus |
White streaked grouper epinephelus ongus
Epinephelus ongus, commonly called white-streaked grouper or specklefin grouper among various other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Serranidae.

The white-streaked grouper is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area from the eastern coast of Africa to the Tonga Islands but is not present in the Red Sea.
This grouper is a medium-sized fish, it can grow up to 40 centimetres (16 in) length.
Groupers, as other fish, have usually a number of parasites. Not much is known about the parasitological fauna of the white-streaked grouper. In New Caledonia, it has a diplectanid monogenean on its gills, Pseudorhabdosynochus quadratus, which is specific to it.



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