Description

Also known as Cod, Hind, Panama Grasby, Panamic Grasby, Rockcod, Trout.

Found singly, over rocky shores, of coral reefs.
They feed on crustaceans and small fish.
Length - 39cm
Depth - 3-80m
Widespread Eastern Pacific

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.de/summary/Cephalopholis-panamensis.html