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Moustache grouper

Hyporthodus chabaudi

Where to fish

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Local names

A name can refer to different fish in different places.

NameRegionSource
Garoupa bigotudaMozambique · PortugueseReference
Mero bigotudoSpain · SpanishReference
Mérou moustacheDjibouti · FrenchReference
Mérou moustacheGlobal · FrenchReference
Modest rockcodIndiaReference
Moustache grouperHawaiiReference
Moustache grouperGlobalReference
Moustache rockcodSouth AfricaReference
Moustached grouperDjiboutiReference
Snorbaard klipkabeljouSouth Africa · AfrikaansReference

Seasons

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Regulations and identification

Source records

Country occurrence records

Djibouti · India · Kenya · Mozambique · South Africa · Tanzania

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