Giant or Queensland grouper Giant or Queensland grouper or
groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) feeds on spiny lobsters, fish,
including small sharks and batoids, and juvenile sea turtles and
crustaceans.The Grouper has a large mouth and a rounded tail.
The young have irregular black and yellow markings. Adults are
green-grey to grey-brown with mottled markings. There are small
black spots on the fins. The Queensland Grouper grows to about
3m and 600kg. The largest Queensland specimen on record weighed
288kg. It is one of the largest bony fishes living on coral
reefs.It has a curious nature and will often approach a diver at
close range.The male Queensland Grouper reaches sexual maturity
when it is at least 129cm long.It is often found in shallow
waters but has been caught at depths of up to 100m. It is found
in caves, on coral reefs and around wrecks. Both young and
adults can be found in estuaries.The Grouper is the largest of
all coral reef dwelling bony fishes in the world.In Australia it
is recorded from the