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 !
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(Epinephelus ongus)
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(Epinephelus polyphekadion)
Red hind (Epinephelus guttatus)
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Giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)
Giant grouper
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Greasy grouper (Epinephelus tauvina)
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(Epinephelus tauvina)
Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus)
Malabar grouper
(Epinephelus malabaricus)
Blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus)
Blacktip grouper
(Epinephelus fasciatus)
Red grouper (Epinephelus morio)
Red grouper
(Epinephelus morio)
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(Paranthias furcifer)
Pacific creolefish (Cephalopholis colonus)
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Coney (Cephalopholis fulva)
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Redmouth grouper (Aethaloperca rogaa)
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