Mérou

TINEKE le 07/09/11

I don't think E multinotatus is good...this one has real round dots on his body and snout...i have no idea furthur...

fadi le 06/09/11

I extended my search to local books and it is very close to E multinotatus. E Tauvina has dark bars on the sides

Philippe BOURJON le 06/09/11

E. flavocaeruleus perd le jaune de ses nageoires à l'âge adulte, donc il peut rester candidat.

Je ne crois pas qu'il puisse s'agir d'E. tauvina : ses taches sont plus grosses et de forme plus ou moins nettement hexagonales sur le front.

Bien que le mérou soumis soit moins massif quant à la forme, pourquoi ne pas penser à E. multinotatus mais en jeune adulte?

TINEKE le 05/09/11

Maybe it is the E.tauvina

TINEKE le 05/09/11

Both fish don't aid up...one with yellow tail (epinephelus flavocaeruleus) and the other one (Epinephelus cyanopodus) with spots on the tale.....your fish has another name.

Fadi le 05/09/11

Hello
I have a photo of E logispinis in the area and it definitly not the same. For E Bontoides the geographique do not match.

This fish is quit similar to Epinephelus flavocaeruteus. They have the same shape and the same white dots on the flanks. On fish base they say that Epinephelus cyanopodus is a close parents of Epinephelus flavocaeruteus and it has been replaced by Epinephelus flavocaeruteus in the indian ocean. Perhaps it is has not been completly replaced !

TINEKE le 04/09/11

I don't think it is a Callechelys catostomus. Something between E. longispinis or E. bontoides maybe?They can changed their colors..

fadi le 04/09/11

Ce merou ressemble beaucoup a Epinephelus cyanopodus mais la repartition geographique ne correspond pas
Une idee ???