Redmouth grouper

Description

Aethaloperca rogaa,the Redmouth grouper,is a fish in the Serranidae family.It is found in the Indo-West Pacific,Red Sea,South Africa and Gilbert Islands.It is considered a game fish.Recent molecular analyses challenge the placement of this species in the genus Aethaloperca.In a study based on five different genes,it was included in the Cephalopholis clade,thus suggesting that the species should be included in the genus Cephalopholis and referred to as Cephalopholis rogaa.