---
title: "Blacktip Grouper"
description: "Epinephelus fasciatus — Peixes. The blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus), also known as the redbanded grouper, blacktipped cod, black-tipped rockcod, footballer cod, red-barred cod, red-barred rockcod, scarlet rock-cod or weathered rock-cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the grouper family Epinephelidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/blacktip-grouper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blacktip Grouper

> Epinephelus fasciatus — Peixes. The blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus), also known as the redbanded grouper, blacktipped cod, black-tipped rockcod, footballer cod, red-barred cod, red-barred rockcod, scarlet rock-cod or weathered rock-cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the grouper family Epinephelidae.

- Scientific name: *Epinephelus fasciatus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2237
- Wikidata: [Q2281131](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2281131)
- iNaturalist taxon: [100099](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/100099)

## Names

- en: Blacktip Grouper
- de: Baskenmützen-Zackenbarsch
- es: Jabali
- fr: Mérou oriflamme
- nl: Alpinotandbaars

## Countries with the most observations

AU (360), ID (284), EG (219), TH (149), MY (102), JP (94), PH (87), ZA (50), MV (47), IL (45), NC (45), SC (39)

## Summary

The blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus), also known as the redbanded grouper, blacktipped cod, black-tipped rockcod, footballer cod, red-barred cod, red-barred rockcod, scarlet rock-cod or weathered rock-cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the grouper family Epinephelidae. It is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100918007

## Machine access

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