Description

Also known as Cod, Hind, Rockcod, Rockfish, Rockhind, Tiger Rockfish, Trout.

Found singly, hiding amongst coral, rocks, and sponges, ready to ambush their prey, over coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on smaller fish.
Length - 100cm
Depth - 3-40m
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/1215