Flowery Cod Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
Found from the Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, to Heron Island, Queensland.
Flowery Rockcod can grow up to 120cm in length!
Flowery Rockcod inhabit outer reef slopes, lagoon pinnacles and channels, they particularly like clear coral-rich areas.
The Flowery Cod will readily take soft plastics and jigs worked down sloping reef fringes and can be found in water from 1-60m deep.
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