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Epinephelus undulatostriatus Peters 1867 (syn. undulostriatus)

maori cod, scribbled rockcod

Juvenile Maori or Scribbled Cod, Epinephelus undulatostriatus, are strongly striped. As they age the stripes become finer and eventually break up into spotted lines. The spots on the face are reddish in colour.