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Bony fish

Red Grouper

Epinephelus morio

Also known as: Brown Grouper, Cod, Deer Grouper, Hamlet, Hind, Rockcod, Trout

VUVulnerableIUCN Red List, 2018
Adult
@christinacannell · Key West, United States · July 20181 / 2
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Overview

Found singly, resting on mud and rocky bottoms, of the ocean.
Juveniles found over shallow waters.

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.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
  • Country only · 2
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Found singly, resting on mud and rocky bottoms, of the ocean.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyEpinephelidae
    6. genusEpinephelus
    7. speciesEpinephelus morio (Valenciennes, 1828)

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    More in the family

    Groupers (Epinephelidae)