Plectropomus leopardus isolate:mb Genome sequencing and assembly. Plectropomus leopardus isolate:mb

The leopard coral grouper, Plectropomus leopardus, also namely coral trout or spotted coral grouper, is a representative fish in family Epinephelidae. It naturally inhabits over reefs and in open seas in tropical or subtropical waters of the Pacific Ocean. Like most other groupers, P. leopardus is protogynous hermaphroditism, starting out of females and sex-reverse to male later in life. They are also characterized by complex social structures and a variety of body colour, such as brightly red and brown.