Species guide
How to catch Orange-spotted grouper
Epinephelus coioides
The orange-spotted grouper is a predatory fish that often uses ambush tactics from shelters. It inhabits turbid coastal reefs and brackish waters, including estuaries and mangroves. This species forms spawning aggregations during certain periods.
Where they live
Found in brackish and saltwater environments across the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean. Prefers turbid coastal reefs, mud and rubble bottoms, estuaries, and mangrove areas from shallow 1 m to deep 100 m.
Typical size
Up to about 120 cm
What they eat
- small fish
- crustaceans
- cephalopods
Best baits
- cut fish
- shrimp
- crabs
Best lures
- jigs
- soft plastic lures
- poppers
How to fish for them
- bottom fishing
- bait fishing
- casting lures
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