Hawaiian grouper

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Hawaiian grouper
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Epinephelus
Species: E. quernus
Binomial name
Epinephelus quernus
(Seale, 1901)

The Hawaiian grouper (Epinephelus quernus) is a species of fish in the Serranidae family. It is found in the United States and United States Minor Outlying Islands. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs.

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