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Giant grouper
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<p>The giant grouper (<i>Epinephelus lanceolatus</i>), also known as the Queensland groper (grouper), brindle grouper or mottled-brown sea bass, is a species of marine <a href="/facts/Ray-finned_fish/3PNaXXmJ">ray-finned fish</a>, a <a href="/facts/Grouper/9A29GwXE">grouper</a> from the <a href="/facts/Subfamily/2QPtfDS4">subfamily</a> <a href="/facts/Epinephelinae/9A29GwXE">Epinephelinae</a> which is part of the <a href="/facts/Family_(biology)/qTrn6E8E">family</a> <a href="/facts/Serranidae/mNQPKCFE">Serranidae</a>, which also includes the <a href="/facts/Anthiinae/02PUK7Ql">anthias</a> and sea basses. It has a wide <a href="/facts/Indo-Pacific/pVfP1gxV">Indo-Pacific</a> distribution and is one of the largest extant species of <a href="/facts/Bony_fish/nXoXEj3a">bony fish</a>. </p>