Description

Also known as Cod, Hind, Rockcod, Trout.

Found singly, often lying on the bottom, over rubble, sand and seagrass beds of coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on small benthic crustaceans.
Length - 7.5cm
Depth - 1-70m
Widespread Western Atlantic, Caribbean

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/3341