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)

Dusky grouper
(Epinephelus marginatus)

Greasy grouper
(Epinephelus tauvina)

Honeycomb grouper
(Epinephelus merra)

Nassau grouper
(Epinephelus striatus)

Red grouper
(Epinephelus morio)

Speckledfin grouper
(Epinephelus ongus)

Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)

Within the same family

Atlantic creolefish
(Paranthias furcifer)

Bluespotted grouper
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)

Darkfin hind
(Cephalopholis urodeta)

Gag grouper
(Mycteroperca microlepis)

Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)

Pacific creolefish
(Cephalopholis colonus)

Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)

Roving coral grouper
(Plectropomus pessuliferus)

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Blacklip butterflyfish
(Chaetodon kleinii)

Eastern clown anemonefish
(Amphiprion percula)

Goldentail moray
(Gymnothorax miliaris)

Hooded butterflyfish
(Chaetodon larvatus)

Mangrove red snapper
(Lutjanus argentimaculatus)

Redcoat
(Sargocentron rubrum)

Twinspot signal goby
(Signigobius biocellatus)

Yellowtail wrasse
(Anampses meleagrides)

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