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

Speckledfin grouper
(Epinephelus ongus)

Dusky grouper
(Epinephelus marginatus)

Honeycomb grouper
(Epinephelus merra)

Giant grouper
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)

Brown-marbled grouper
(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)

Blacktip grouper
(Epinephelus fasciatus)

Potato grouper
(Epinephelus tukula)

Red grouper
(Epinephelus morio)

Within the same family

Pacific creolefish
(Cephalopholis colonus)

Roving coral grouper
(Plectropomus pessuliferus)

Bluespotted grouper
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)

Highfin coral grouper
(Plectropomus oligacanthus)

Peacock grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)

Tomato grouper
(Cephalopholis sonnerati)

Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)

Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)

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(Parapercis hexophtalma)

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(Eurypegasus draconis)

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(Dunckerocampus pessuliferus)

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