Sealife guideThe atlantic goliath grouperEpinephelus itajara
Last updated on 03/30/2024 at 12:48 AM
Taxonomy
English names
Atlantic goliath grouperJewfishGoliath grouper
French namesMérou géant
Spanish namesMero guasa
Scientific nameEpinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)
FamilyEpinephelidae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
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)
The atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara)
Within the same genus
Camouflage grouperEpinephelus polyphekadion
Dusky grouperEpinephelus marginatus
Greasy grouperEpinephelus tauvina
Honeycomb grouperEpinephelus merra
Malabar grouperEpinephelus malabaricus
Nassau grouperEpinephelus striatus
Potato grouperEpinephelus tukula
Speckledfin grouperEpinephelus ongus
Within the same family
Atlantic creolefishParanthias furcifer
Bluespotted grouperCephalopholis cyanostigma
Coral hindCephalopholis miniata
Gag grouperMycteroperca microlepis
Halfspotted grouperCephalopholis hemistiktos
Highfin coral grouperPlectropomus oligacanthus
Pacific creolefishCephalopholis colonus
Peacock grouperCephalopholis argus
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