Longfin grouper
The longfin grouper (Epinephelus quoyanus) is a grouper in the genus Epinephelus. It is found in the Western Pacific, from Japan to Australia.[1] As other fish, the longfin grouper has several species of parasites, including the diplectanid monogenean Pseudorhabdosynochus justinei, parasitic on the gills.
| Longfin grouper | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Epinephelus |
| Species: | E. quoyanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Epinephelus quoyanus Valenciennes, 1830 | |
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