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)

Malabar grouper
(Epinephelus malabaricus)
(Epinephelus malabaricus)

Nassau grouper
(Epinephelus striatus)
(Epinephelus striatus)

Red grouper
(Epinephelus morio)
(Epinephelus morio)

Red hind grouper
(Epinephelus guttatus)
(Epinephelus guttatus)

Speckledfin grouper
(Epinephelus ongus)
(Epinephelus ongus)

Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)
(Epinephelus labriformis)
Within the same family

Bluespotted grouper
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)

Coney
(Cephalopholis fulva)
(Cephalopholis fulva)

Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)
(Cephalopholis miniata)

Darkfin hind
(Cephalopholis urodeta)
(Cephalopholis urodeta)

Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
(Cephalopholis cruentata)

Halfspotted grouper
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)

Highfin coral grouper
(Plectropomus oligacanthus)
(Plectropomus oligacanthus)

Pacific creolefish
(Cephalopholis colonus)
(Cephalopholis colonus)
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(Pomacanthus asfur)
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(Haemulon sciurus)
(Haemulon sciurus)

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(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)
(Pomacanthus xanthometopon)

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(Pseudocoris bleekeri)
(Pseudocoris bleekeri)
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