Sealife guideThe atlantic goliath grouperEpinephelus itajara
Last updated on 03/30/2024 at 12:48 AM
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 !
Within the same genus

Camouflage grouper
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)

Dusky grouper
(Epinephelus marginatus)
(Epinephelus marginatus)

Giant grouper
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)

Greasy grouper
(Epinephelus tauvina)
(Epinephelus tauvina)

Malabar grouper
(Epinephelus malabaricus)
(Epinephelus malabaricus)

Potato grouper
(Epinephelus tukula)
(Epinephelus tukula)

Red grouper
(Epinephelus morio)
(Epinephelus morio)

Red hind grouper
(Epinephelus guttatus)
(Epinephelus guttatus)
Within the same family

Atlantic creolefish
(Paranthias furcifer)
(Paranthias furcifer)

Bluespotted grouper
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)

Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)
(Cephalopholis miniata)

Halfspotted grouper
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)

Pacific creolefish
(Cephalopholis colonus)
(Cephalopholis colonus)

Peacock grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)
(Cephalopholis argus)

Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)
(Aethaloperca rogaa)

Tomato grouper
(Cephalopholis sonnerati)
(Cephalopholis sonnerati)
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Bicolor damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
(Stegastes partitus)

Crocodilefish
(Cymbacephalus beauforti)
(Cymbacephalus beauforti)

Masked puffer
(Arothron diadematus)
(Arothron diadematus)

Pallid goby
(Coryphopterus eidolon)
(Coryphopterus eidolon)

Saddle wrasse
(Thalassoma duperrey)
(Thalassoma duperrey)

Yellow-edged lyretail
(Variola louti)
(Variola louti)

Yellowblotch razorfish
(Iniistius aneitensis)
(Iniistius aneitensis)

Yellowtail damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
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