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

Blacktip grouper
(Epinephelus fasciatus)

Brown-marbled grouper
(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)

Camouflage grouper
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)

Honeycomb grouper
(Epinephelus merra)

Malabar grouper
(Epinephelus malabaricus)

Nassau grouper
(Epinephelus striatus)

Speckledfin grouper
(Epinephelus ongus)

Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)

Within the same family

Atlantic creolefish
(Paranthias furcifer)

Coney
(Cephalopholis fulva)

Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)

Gag grouper
(Mycteroperca microlepis)

Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)

Highfin coral grouper
(Plectropomus oligacanthus)

Pacific creolefish
(Cephalopholis colonus)

Roving coral grouper
(Plectropomus pessuliferus)

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Blue-green chromis
(Chromis viridis)

Crown butterflyfish
(Chaetodon paucifasciatus)

Kole tang
(Ctenochaetus strigosus)

Lane snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)

Leopard snake eel
(Myrichthys pardalis)

Ornate butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ornatissimus)

Rockmover wrasse
(Novaculichthys taeniourus)

Tessellated blenny
(Hypsoblennius invemar)

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