Redmouth grouper

Redmouth grouper
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Aethaloperca
Fowler, 1904
Species:
A. rogaa
Binomial name
Aethaloperca rogaa
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Perca rogaa Forsskål, 1775
  • Cephalopholis rogaa (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Perca lunaria Forsskål, 1775

The redmouth grouper (Aethaloperca rogaa), also known as the red-flushed rock cod is a species of ray-finned fish, a grouper in the family Epinephelidae. It has a wide distribution in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is considered a game fish.