White grouper (Lat. Epinephelus aeneus). occurs on substrates of rock or mud and sand while the juveniles are found in coastal lagoons and estuaries, and adults are found at depths between 20 and 200 metres (66 and 656 ft). The maximum total lenght this species has been recorded at is 120 centimetres (47 in), although they are more common at around 60 centimetres (24 in), and the maximum published weight is 34 kilograms (55 lb). The overall colour is greenish bronze with darker fins which are brownish purple and have white or pale margins. It feeds on fishes, stomatopods, crabs and cephalopods.  It is protogynous hermaphrodites with the females reaching sexual maturity on attainment of a total length of 50 to 60 centimetres (20 to 24 in) and at an age of 5–7 years and the sex change to males occurs when they are 10 to 13 years old. It is cought by hook-and-line and trawls.