Description

The Blue Line Grouper, also known as the Boenacki Grouper or Blue-Lined Hind is dark brown to a yellowish brown color with narrow vertical blue stripes. The fins are highlighted with dark blue. The Blue Line Grouper has 9 dorsal spines, 15-17 dorsal soft rays, 3 anal spines, and 7-8 anal soft rays.

The Blue Line Grouper is found in the Indo-West Pacific; western India to the Philippines, north to southern Japan, and south to northern Australia.

A 250 gallon or larger aquarium is required due to its size and feeding habits. It’s also an extremely aggressive fish and may eat tank mates as well as crustaceans. The Blue Line Grouper prefers a diet of meaty foods such as krill, shrimp, and other small fish.