White grouper

White grouper
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Epinephelus
Species:
E. aeneus
Binomial name
Epinephelus aeneus
Synonyms
  • Serranus aeneus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817
  • Cherna aenea (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
  • Perca robusta Couch, 1832

The white grouper (Epinephelus aeneus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. The white grouper is found in the subtropical eastern Atlantic Ocean and the southern Mediterranean Sea.