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 !
Within the same genus
Speckledfin grouper (Epinephelus ongus)
Speckledfin grouper
(Epinephelus ongus)
Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)
Dusky grouper
(Epinephelus marginatus)
Camouflage grouper (Epinephelus polyphekadion)
Camouflage grouper
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)
Starry grouper (Epinephelus labriformis)
Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)
Giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)
Giant grouper
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)
Greasy grouper (Epinephelus tauvina)
Greasy grouper
(Epinephelus tauvina)
Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus)
Malabar grouper
(Epinephelus malabaricus)
Red grouper (Epinephelus morio)
Red grouper
(Epinephelus morio)
Within the same family
Gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis)
Gag grouper
(Mycteroperca microlepis)
Atlantic creolefish (Paranthias furcifer)
Atlantic creolefish
(Paranthias furcifer)
Bluespotted grouper (Cephalopholis cyanostigma)
Bluespotted grouper
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)
Peacock grouper (Cephalopholis argus)
Peacock grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)
Tomato grouper (Cephalopholis sonnerati)
Tomato grouper
(Cephalopholis sonnerati)
Halfspotted grouper (Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
Halfspotted grouper
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata)
Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
Redmouth grouper (Aethaloperca rogaa)
Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)
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Cometfish
(Calloplesiops altivelis)
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Longfin damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
Slender grouper (Anyperodon leucogrammicus)
Slender grouper
(Anyperodon leucogrammicus)
Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus)
Giant hawkfish
(Cirrhitus rivulatus)
Vermiculate rabbitfish (Siganus vermiculatus)
Vermiculate rabbitfish
(Siganus vermiculatus)
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Saddled butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ephippium)
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Threadfin butterflyfish
(Chaetodon auriga)
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Harlequin bass
(Serranus tigrinus)

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