Gobro

Name : Epinephelus areolatus

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Perciformes

Family : Serranidae

Description :

Characterized by grey to whitish colour with numerous close-set orange to brown spots, becoming smaller and increase in number as growth increases; narrow white margin on tail.

Size

Maximum length: 42.6 cm (TL), common length: 20-30 cm (TL).

Diet

Feeds on fish and benthic invertebrates, primarily prawns and crabs.

Utilization

Marketed fresh and also dried salted.

Gears

Hook and line, gillnets, trap, trawl