Plectropomus laevis
Encyclopedia
The blacksaddled coralgrouper, Plectropomus laevis, is a grouper
from the Indo-Pacific
that occasionally makes its way into the aquarium
trade. It grows to a size of 125 centimetres (49.2 in) in length.
Grouper
Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes.Not all serranids are called groupers; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name grouper is usually given to fish in one of two large genera: Epinephelus...
from the Indo-Pacific
Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region of the Earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia...
that occasionally makes its way into the aquarium
Fishkeeping
Fishkeeping is a popular hobby concerned with keeping fish in a home aquarium or garden pond. There is also a fishkeeping industry, as a branch of agriculture.-Types of fishkeeping systems:...
trade. It grows to a size of 125 centimetres (49.2 in) in length.