Saddletail grouper (Epinephelus daemelii), usually about m long; can weigh as much as 81 kg. Highly variable colour can change in seconds from tot

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Saddletail grouper (Epinephelus daemelii), usually about m long; can weigh as much as 81 kg. Highly variable colour can change in seconds from total black to blotched or very banded. Females become males at about 100 cm in length. Boulder Wall, South Solitary Island, northern New South Wales, Australia

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