Alternative names: Dermatolepis inermis, sicklefish grouper, mutton hamlet, donkey fish, rockhind
The marbled grouper is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the subfamily Epinephelinae found in the Western Atlantic Ocean. You can find them at a depth between 3 and 250 meters, in deep ledges, caves, and deep crevices. The adults are yellowish-brown marked with small dark spots on the head while the juveniles are dark brown to black and with irregular white blotches on the whole body.