Species sheet
Giant grouper
Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790)
AnimalsGrouper, serrano, cern, barbel
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Loche géanteFrench (France)
- CariteFrench (France)
- Loche cariteFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- Batrachus gigas
- Holocentrus lanceolatus
- Oligorus goliath
- Oligorus terrae-reginae
- Promicrops lanceolatus
- Serranus abdominalis
- Serranus geographicus
- Serranus lanceolatus
- Serranus phaeostigmaeus
- Stereolepoides thompsoni
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Sources
- MITEL Cédric, LEON Virginie in : DORIS, 17/07/2014 : Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/588
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1783
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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