5367 Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775) Epinephelidae Groupers Perciformes/Serranoidei Teleostei Areolate grouper Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to Natal, South Africa and east to Fiji, north to Japan, south to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northern Australia. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797). Appears to be absent from Micronesia, Polynesia, and most islands of the western Indian Ocean. Often confused with <i>Epinephelus chlorostigma</i>. UBC 590555 22 N 114 E Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 14927 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 15000 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 16997 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 55032 Epinephelus areolatus P 95044.0029 27 N 33 E Epinephelus areolatus FB 2739591 Perca areolata P 95044.0029 Epinephelus areolatus ZMH 5022 Epinephelus areolatus ZMH 5351 Epinephelus areolatus ZMH 21122 15 N 40 E 1904 Epinephelus areolatus ZMH 21122 1904 Epinephelus areolatus ZMH 21123 1911 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 14006 1933 Epinephelus areolatus NMI 534 1947 Epinephelus areolatus NMI 622 1948 Epinephelus areolatus NMI 11234 1975 Epinephelus areolatus SUML-FI SER 0008 1984 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 98444 1992 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 98503 1992 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 214778 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99237 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99238 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99239 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99240 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99241 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99242 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99243 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99244 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99245 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99246 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99247 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99248 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99249 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99250 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99251 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99323 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99324 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99325 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99326 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 99327 1993 Epinephelus areolatus AMNH 214295 1994 Epinephelus areolatus 95/02 12 N 43 E 1995 Epinephelus areolatus 26 - 29 m 95/15 12 N 43 E 1995 Epinephelus areolatus 28 - 28 m 95/17 12 N 43 E 1995 Epinephelus areolatus 41 - 41 m FW O1986-T 1995 Epinephelus areolatus FW O2245-T 1996 Epinephelus areolatus SPCP 0594 2001 Epinephelus areolatus 3 n 107 e 2002 Epinephelus areolatus 2002 Epinephelus areolatus NMI 14664 2003 Epinephelus areolatus