Description

Also known as Cod, Golden Grouper, Hind, Rockcod,Trout.

Found singly, over mud, rock, and sandy bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on crustaceans, fish, and molluscs.
Juveniles found in schools over shallow bottoms.
Length - 140cm
Depth - 1-200m
Widespread Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean

Groupers are solitary carnivores that hunt near the bottom usually at dusk. Food is drawn into their mouths by a powerful suction when they open their overly large mouths and then swallowed whole.
Spawning is seasonal and controlled by the moons phase.
Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/9224