One-blotch grouper (Epinephelus melanostigma)

General data
- Main name: One-blotch grouper
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean
Classification
- Genus: Epinephelus - Cloudy groupers
- Family: Epinephelidae - Groupers
- Order: Perciformes - Perches
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
A relatively small grouper covered in close-set polygon-shaped dark brown spots, with smaller spots on the head, a single large black blotch or saddle on the mid-back extending onto the dorsal fin, and a rounded tail.