There are four broad faint dark bars on upper half of the flanks which rextend on to the dorsal fin.

[1] It is a predatory species which feeds largely on crustaceans and fishes found on rocky and sandy substrates.

During the winter they move towards the shore where the swarms of the pelagic red crab (Pleuroncodes planipes) provide abundant food.

[3] Epinephelus analogus was first formally described in 1863 by the American ichthyologist Theodore Nicholas Gill (1837-1914) with the type locality given as the western coast of Central America.

[6] Epinephelus analogus is a target species for recreational anglers, small-scale artisanal fishers and commercial fisheries in the Gulf of California where it fetches high prices at market.