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GROUPERS (TROUT) - SERRANIDAE 
There are around three hundred different species of groupers, ranging from the two and a half meter long potato groupers to the five centimeter long anthias (Luzonichthys), which is a sub-family of the Serranidae. Groupers are real predators, but are very shy due to extensive speargun-fishing. Most of them are well camouflaged and some are capable of changing color in seconds to blend into their surroundings. Groupers live solitary or in pairs and are very territorial. The older they get, the bigger the territory. To play safe, they always hang around caves, cracks and overhangs where they can swim in and hide from danger. Like many other fish families, they are able to change sex. They are always born female but can change into a male over time. They mate and spawn in open water so the currents can bring the eggs to open sea where they have no enemies. From the moment the larvae stage is finished, they slowly descent down to the substrate and look for their spot on a reef.
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