Groper, colour. Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch)

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

Artwork by Frank Olsen.

Also known as the brindlebass, brown spotted cod, or bumblebee groper, and as the Queensland groper in Australia, this is the largest bony fish found in coral reefs. It is also known to enter estuaries, such as the lowermost part of the Brisbane River.

The first known fish to undergo chemotherapy was Bubba, a Queensland goper who resided at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois. Bubba developed an unusual growth on his forehead in 2001 which was eventually diagnosed to be malignant.

The aquarium called in veterinarians to remove the growth surgically and treat Bubba with chemotherapy that year, and again in 2003 when it regrew. Nicknamed “The Super Groper”, Bubba was popular with cancer survivors, especially children. The oncology department of Hope Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, recognized Bubba with a tile in the ward.

Information from Wikipedia articles Giant Grouper and

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