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)
(Epinephelus ongus)

Dusky grouper
(Epinephelus marginatus)
(Epinephelus marginatus)

Camouflage grouper
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)

Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)
(Epinephelus labriformis)

Giant grouper
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)

Greasy grouper
(Epinephelus tauvina)
(Epinephelus tauvina)

Malabar grouper
(Epinephelus malabaricus)
(Epinephelus malabaricus)

Red grouper
(Epinephelus morio)
(Epinephelus morio)
Within the same family

Gag grouper
(Mycteroperca microlepis)
(Mycteroperca microlepis)

Atlantic creolefish
(Paranthias furcifer)
(Paranthias furcifer)

Bluespotted grouper
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)

Peacock grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)
(Cephalopholis argus)

Tomato grouper
(Cephalopholis sonnerati)
(Cephalopholis sonnerati)

Halfspotted grouper
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)

Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
(Cephalopholis cruentata)

Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)
(Aethaloperca rogaa)
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