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 !

The atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara)

Within the same genus

Brown-marbled grouper
(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)

Dusky grouper
(Epinephelus marginatus)

Greasy grouper
(Epinephelus tauvina)

Malabar grouper
(Epinephelus malabaricus)

Nassau grouper
(Epinephelus striatus)

Red grouper
(Epinephelus morio)

Speckledfin grouper
(Epinephelus ongus)

Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)

Within the same family

Atlantic creolefish
(Paranthias furcifer)

Coney
(Cephalopholis fulva)

Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)

Darkfin hind
(Cephalopholis urodeta)

Gag grouper
(Mycteroperca microlepis)

Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)

Pacific creolefish
(Cephalopholis colonus)

Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)

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Black sea bass
(Centropristis striata)

Diana's hogfish
(Bodianus diana)

Fourline wrasse
(Larabicus quadrilineatus)

Mangrove red snapper
(Lutjanus argentimaculatus)

Princess parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)

Tarry hogfish
(Bodianus bilunulatus)

Yellowfin tuna
(Thunnus albacares)

Yellowtail snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)

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