Sealife guideThe atlantic goliath grouperEpinephelus itajara

Taxonomy

Common name: Atlantic goliath grouper, jewfish, goliath grouper
French name: Mérou géant
Spanish name: Mero guasa
Scientific name: Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)
Family name: Epinephelidae
Order name: Perciformes
Class name: Actinopterygii

Did you know ?

The atlantic goliath grouper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The atlantic goliath grouper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2018 within the category Vulnerable !

The atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara)

Within the same genus

Camouflage grouper
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)

Red hind
(Epinephelus guttatus)

Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)

Giant grouper
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)

Malabar grouper
(Epinephelus malabaricus)

Brown-marbled grouper
(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)

Blacktip grouper
(Epinephelus fasciatus)

Potato grouper
(Epinephelus tukula)

Within the same family

Gag grouper
(Mycteroperca microlepis)

Bluespotted grouper
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)

Highfin coral grouper
(Plectropomus oligacanthus)

Peacock grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)

Halfspotted grouper
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)

Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)

Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)

Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)

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(Ophichthus bonaparti)

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(Canthigaster valentini)

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(Conger conger)

Smallmouth grunt
(Haemulon chrysargyreum)

Crocodile snake eel
(Brachysomophis henshawi)

Spotted goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)

Longspot snapper
(Lutjanus fulviflamma)

Whipper snapper
(Lutjanus jordani)

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