Banded Grouper - Epinephelus amblycephalus

Also known as Blunt-headed Rockcod, Banded Grouper are pale grey with five broad brown bars.  There are small black spots on the dorsal area, mainly along the edges of the bars.  There is a small saddle blotch on the nape with small black spots.  There is a distinct yellow marking above the upper jaw.  The dorsal and caudal fins have pale yellow margins. 

Juveniles are white with black bars and the fins are pale yellow with small black spots. 

They grow to 50cms in length. 

Banded Grouper are very good eating. 

In Australia, Banded Grouper are found from North West Cape Western Australia, around the tropical north to the Great Barrier Reef Queensland.