Sealife guideThe atlantic goliath grouperEpinephelus itajara

Last updated on 03/30/2024 at 12:48 AM

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

Blacktip grouper
(Epinephelus fasciatus)

Brown-marbled grouper
(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)

Camouflage grouper
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)

Honeycomb grouper
(Epinephelus merra)

Malabar grouper
(Epinephelus malabaricus)

Nassau grouper
(Epinephelus striatus)

Speckledfin grouper
(Epinephelus ongus)

Starry grouper
(Epinephelus labriformis)

Within the same family

Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)

Gag grouper
(Mycteroperca microlepis)

Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)

Halfspotted grouper
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)

Highfin coral grouper
(Plectropomus oligacanthus)

Pacific creolefish
(Cephalopholis colonus)

Peacock grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)

Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)

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Azure damselfish
(Chrysiptera hemicyanea)

Bigeye trevally
(Caranx sexfasciatus)

Bluespotted wrasse
(Anampses caeruleopunctatus)

Orange spotted filefish
(Oxymonacanthus longirostris)

Oval spot butterflyfish
(Chaetodon speculum)

Sea goldie
(Pseudanthias squamipinnis)

Spotted drum
(Equetus punctatus)

Wolf eel
(Anarrhichthys ocellatus)

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