Description

Also known as Cod, Hamlet, Hind, Rockcod, Trout.

Found singly, close to the bottom, of coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on small crustaceans and tiny fish.
Length - 12cm
Depth - 3-15m
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/Hypoplectrus-randallorum.html