- EnglishName: Red-tippedgrouper
- Local Name : Dhon faana
- Size : Common to 35 cm; max. 50 cm
- Family: Order : Specimen
- Distinctive Characters: Dorsal fin with 11 spines and 16-17 rays. Anal fin with 3 spines and 8 rays. Pectoral fin with 19-20 rays. Body depth 2.5-3.1 in standard length. Dorsal head profile slightly convex. No scales on maxilla. Nostrils sub-equal. Caudal fin truncate to convex.
Colour: Reddish. Each scale with a dark basal spot. Usually five faint dark bars on body. Margin of dorsal fin and upper edge of caudal fin with a dusky border. Juveniles with dorsal part of head dark brown with 4 irregular transverse whitish bands across dorsal surface. - Habitat and Biology: Adults found on coral reefs and outer reef slopes in depths of 70-220 m. Juveniles occur in depths of 20-40 m.
- Distribution: Indo-Pacific.
- Remarks: Epinephelus retouti is very similar in appearance to E. fasciatus. It can be distinguished from E. fasciatus by having a longer snout; brown instead of black dorsal tips; a dark dorsal margin to the caudal; a nearly truncate; and depth distribution.