Epinephelus flavocaeruleus

Epinephelus flavocaeruleus
Juvenile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Epinephelus
Species:
E. flavocaeruleus
Binomial name
Epinephelus flavocaeruleus
(Lacepède, 1802)
Synonyms
  • Holocentrus flavocaeruleus Lacepède, 1802
  • Epinephelus flavo-caeruleus (Lacepède, 1802)
  • Serranus flavocaeruleus (Lacepède, 1802)
  • Bodianus macrocephalus Lacepède, 1802
  • Holocentrus gymnosus Lacepède, 1802
  • Holocentrus caerulescens Shaw, 1803
  • Serranus borbonicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Perca flavopurpurea Bennett, 1830

Epinephelus flavocaeruleus, commonly called blue-and-yellow grouper, 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. It is associated with reefs in the Indian Ocean.

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