Cephalopholis argus (Blue-spotted Grouper) Cephalopholis argus (Blue-spotted Grouper) Side view illustration of an adult Blue-spotted Grouper. The blue-spotted grouper was introduced to the Hawaiian islands from Moorea, French Polynesia in the late 1950s in an attempt to establish a grouper fishery in Hawaii. Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Serranidae, Cephalopholis argus, Blue-spotted Grouper, Argus Grouper, Peacock Hind, Peacock Grouper, Peacock Rockcod, gamefish, invasive, aquarium 2010-01-01 image/svg+xml Cephalopholis argus (Blue-spotted Grouper) 2010-01-01 Integration and Application Network https://ian.umces.edu/media-library/cephalopholis-argus-blue-spotted-grouper/ https://ian.umces.edu/media-library/cephalopholis-argus-blue-spotted-grouper/ en-US Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Serranidae, Cephalopholis argus, Blue-spotted Grouper, Argus Grouper, Peacock Hind, Peacock Grouper, Peacock Rockcod, gamefish, invasive, aquarium Side view illustration of an adult Blue-spotted Grouper. The blue-spotted grouper was introduced to the Hawaiian islands from Moorea, French Polynesia in the late 1950s in an attempt to establish a grouper fishery in Hawaii.