Sealife guideThe atlantic goliath grouperEpinephelus itajara

Taxonomy

Common name: Atlantic goliath grouper, jewfish, goliath grouper
French name: Mérou géant
Spanish name: Mero guasa
Scientific name: Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)
Family name: Epinephelidae
Order name: Perciformes
Class name: Actinopterygii

Did you know ?

The atlantic goliath grouper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The atlantic goliath grouper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2018 within the category Vulnerable !

The atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara)

Within the same genus

Camouflage grouper
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)

Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)

Honeycomb grouper
(Epinephelus merra)

Giant grouper
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)

Greasy grouper
(Epinephelus tauvina)

Malabar grouper
(Epinephelus malabaricus)

Brown-marbled grouper
(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)

Blacktip grouper
(Epinephelus fasciatus)

Within the same family

Atlantic creolefish
(Paranthias furcifer)

Coney
(Cephalopholis fulva)

Bluespotted grouper
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)

Tomato grouper
(Cephalopholis sonnerati)

Darkfin hind
(Cephalopholis urodeta)

Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)

Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)

Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)

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(Pomacanthus arcuatus)

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(Ostracion solorensis)

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