Photo: Mmancq · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Description
- 📏 up to 55 cm
- 🌊 lagoons, reef slopes
The peacock hind is brown, covered with blue spots ringed with black. It ambushes small fish. Its flesh may carry ciguatera.
In island life
In Tahitian it is called roi. It is one of the most common groupers.
Source: TAXREF vernacular database
Tahitian names: TAXREF (INPN/MNHN) – Society Islands. French name: Mérou céleste.
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