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Growing up to two feet long, it is primarily mottled brown in color with dark fins, and light blue dots that cover its entire body. The posterior section of the body has six vertical bands of white. The Argus Grouper prefers a diet of meaty foods such as krill, shrimp, and other small fish. It is found on reefs either on coral heads or on the bottom, usually near crevices Native Range: Red Sea, Tropical Indo-Pacific. The Argus or Peacock Grouper is one of a number of fish species introduced to the islands of Oahu and The Big Island, from Moorea in the Society Islands (where they were known as "Roi") beginning in 1956 as a potential food fish for the inhabitants of Hawai'i. Since that time, they have spread throughout the island chain. It is not considered particularly good to eat, as some large Argus Groupers have carried ciguatera (an illness caused by algal toxins).
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Argus
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