bumbble bee grouper

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i need some info on bumbble bee grouper
i saw this fish recently and just loved it but never heard of him
so if anybody knows enything about pleas share his profile Characteristics
 
i asked about his profile Characteristics
not how big he gets
and if you know his Scientific Name?
 
Just use the search button near the top of the screen, this species has been discussed several times.
Size is part of a species profile so slamming someone for offering the information seems pretty rude.
 
i didnt meen to be rude
but to say he gets big is not a profile at all
a profile is:

Scientific Name:

Common Name(s):

Geo. Origin:

Diet:

Gender Differences:

Breeding:

Temperament:

Maximum Size:

Temperature:

pH:

Water Hardness:

more or less, and im not trying to be rude :cheers:
 
From fishbase....

Family: Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets), subfamily: Epinephelinae picture (Eplan_u0.jpg) by Randall, J.E.
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Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Giant grouper
Max. size: 270 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5213); max. published weight: 400.0 kg (Ref. 26367)
Environment: reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range - 100 m
Climate: tropical; 28°N - 39°S, 24°e - 122°w
Importance: fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:
Gazetteer Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Algoa Bay, South Africa and eastward to the Hawaiian and Pitcairn islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Absence in the Persian Gulf is puzzling.
Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 – 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Dorsal fin spines of large individuals increase in size from front to back. It is the largest of all coral reef dwelling bony fishes (Ref. 37816).
Biology: The largest bony fish found in coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Common in shallow waters. Found in caves or wrecks; also in estuaries. Individuals more than a meter long have been caught from shore and in harbors. Juveniles secretive in reefs and rarely seen (Ref. 48635). Feeds on spiny lobsters, fishes, including small sharks and batoids, and juvenile sea turtles and crustaceans. In South African estuaries, the main prey item is the mud crab, Scylla serrata. Unconfirmed reports of fatal attacks on humans. Nearly wiped out in heavily fished areas (Ref. 9710). In the Hong Kong live fish markets (Ref. 27253). Large individuals may be ciguatoxic (Ref. 37816).
Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU) (A2d), 01-Aug-1996, IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group (Ref. 53964)
Dangerous: traumatogenic , Halstead, B.W., P.S. Auerbach and D.R. Campbell. 1990
Coordinator: Heemstra, Phillip C.
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall. 1993. (Ref. 5222)
 
that famely :)
when i had a marine tank i had tofish from this famely since they were about 3"
until one of them got to be 20" and eat the other who was about 11"
amazing fish
 
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