ROCKCOD goldspotted [ Epinephelus coioides ]

Goldspotted Rockcod is a typical cod shaped fish of the tropics and temperate waters with the normal large mouth associated with tropical cod species. It is a greyish brown fading to a cream or dull white belly. It has orange spots. It is often confused with the Groper of the reefs however is only vaguely mottled in dark brown where as the Goldspot Rockcod has distinctive spots and 5 almost vertical bars running down its body.