Sealife guideThe gag grouperMycteroperca microlepis
Last updated on 06/10/2024 at 11:44 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Gag grouperGagFinescale rockfish
French namesBadèche baillou
Spanish namesCuna aguajíAbadejo
Scientific nameMycteroperca microlepis (Goode & Bean, 1879)
FamilyEpinephelidae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
The gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis) © Michael Wood | Dreamstime.com
Within the same family
Atlantic Goliath GrouperEpinephelus itajara
Blacktip grouperEpinephelus fasciatus
Camouflage grouperEpinephelus polyphekadion
Darkfin hindCephalopholis urodeta
Dusky grouperEpinephelus marginatus
Malabar grouperEpinephelus malabaricus
Peacock grouperCephalopholis argus
Roving coral grouperPlectropomus pessuliferus
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Leopard grouperMycteroperca rosacea
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