Red Grouper
Epinephelus morio
Also known as: Brown Grouper, Cod, Deer Grouper, Hamlet, Hind, Rockcod, Trout
- Brown Grouper
- Cod
- Deer Grouper
- Hamlet
- Hind
- Rockcod
- Trout
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.
How to identify
- Pattern
- white spots
- Behaviour
- bottom dwellingsolitary
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
- Country only · 2
Found singly, resting on mud and rocky bottoms, of the ocean.
Adult photos 2
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