sentences:  Due to confusion about identifying species, much of the earlier (particularly before 1984) literature referring to "E. tauvina" may actually refer to other species of grouper, including "Epinephelus coioides, Epinephelus malabaricus" and "Epinephelus lanceolatus".The greasy grouper is a long-lived fish with a very slow growth rate.It is a protogynous hermaphrodite.