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title: "Honeycomb Grouper"
description: "Epinephelus merra — Ryby. The honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra), also known as black-spotted rock-cod, common birdwire rockcod, dwarf spotted rockcod, dwarf-spotted grouper, honeycomb cod, wire-netted reefcod or wire-netting cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/honeycomb-grouper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Honeycomb Grouper

> Epinephelus merra — Ryby. The honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra), also known as black-spotted rock-cod, common birdwire rockcod, dwarf spotted rockcod, dwarf-spotted grouper, honeycomb cod, wire-netted reefcod or wire-netting cod,  is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses.

- Scientific name: *Epinephelus merra*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 3282
- Wikidata: [Q1514631](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1514631)
- iNaturalist taxon: [100121](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/100121)

## Names

- en: Honeycomb Grouper
- de: Honigwaben-Zackenbarsch
- es: Mero Enano de Panal
- fr: Mérou rayon de miel

## Countries with the most observations

ID (335), NC (318), FJ (253), MV (208), PF (178), RE (106), AU (86), JP (81), PH (71), MU (61), VU (55), SC (45)

## Summary

The honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra), also known as black-spotted rock-cod, common birdwire rockcod, dwarf spotted rockcod, dwarf-spotted grouper, honeycomb cod, wire-netted reefcod or wire-netting cod,  is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution where it is found in coastal and offshore reefs in shallow waters.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeycomb_grouper

## Photo

![Honeycomb Grouper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/honeycomb-grouper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243948601

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/honeycomb-grouper?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).