Lunar Tail Grouper - Variola louti

Lunar Tail Grouper

This photograph was in the Red Sea at Sharm El Sheik and shows the Lunar tail grouper (aka. Yellow lyretail). It is usually seen in clear-waters at depths below 15 m around islands and offshore reefs.


Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae.
Order:s Perciformes
Class: Actinopterygii