White grouper

Epinephelus aeneus
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Transliteration
White grouper

Compound: white + grouper white: pale body color, grouper: from Portuguese garoupa ↳ garoupa origin uncertain, possibly from a South American indigenous language

White grouper. Often confused with E. marginatus (dusky grouper, Greek ροφός — same root as Turkish orfoz) and E. costae (goldblotch grouper). Found around Aegean islands.