Moustache Grouper
Hyporthodus chabaudi
- Group: Grouper
- Typical depth: 9–300 m
- Max size: 1.4 m
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A heavy grouper reaching well over a metre, it haunts rocky bottoms off South Africa in fairly shallow water but slips far deeper off Kenya and India, down to three hundred metres. That depth shift lets a temperate fish hold on at tropical latitudes where cool water sits below the thermocline.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Perciformes › Epinephelidae › Hyporthodus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1803577.
FAQ
- How deep does the Moustache Grouper live?
- The Moustache Grouper (Hyporthodus chabaudi) is typically found at 9–300 m.
- Is the Moustache Grouper dangerous to divers?
- The Moustache Grouper is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Moustache Grouper get?
- The Moustache Grouper grows to about 1.4 m.