Smooth grouper

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Smooth grouper
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Dermatolepis
Species: D. striolata
Binomial name
Dermatolepis striolata
(Playfair, 1867)

The smooth grouper (Dermatolepis striolata) is a species of fish in the Serranidae family. It is found in Comoros, Eritrea, Iran, Kenya, Mozambique, Oman, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Yemen, and possibly Madagascar. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs.

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