Black-arse cod

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Black-arse cod
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Epinephelides
Species: E. armatus
Binomial name
Epinephelides armatus
(Castelnau, 1875)

The black-arse cod, breaksea cod, or tiger cod, Epinephelides armatus, is a species of fish in the Serranidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs.

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