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| Epinephelus guttatus (Linnaeus 1758), the
Red Hind. Tropical west Atlantic. To more than thirty inches in
length in the wild. A beauty and easy to keep when small. Like all
members of the genus, will "cross the line" inhaling fish
and motile invertebrates for food. |
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| Epinephelus hexagonatus
(Forster 1801) , the Hexagon Grouper. East Africa to Pitcairn Is.
Fr. Polynesia 2018 |
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| Epinephelus inermis
(Valenciennes, 1833) , the
Marbled Grouper.Trop. western Atlantic. A larger juvenile here shot by
LeenaH in Key Largo, 2016 |
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| Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein 1822), the
Goliath Grouper, aka Jewfish. Eastern and western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific coasts.
Now that's a Bass! Up to eight foot in length. Appropriate only
for Public Aquariums, like this one here in Florida. |
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| Epinephelus labriformis (Jenyns 1840), the
Starry Grouper. Tropical eastern Pacific. To two feet in length in
the wild, though most are under a foot. A beautiful aquarium fish
when you can find it... Not often offered in the trade, and then
hiding most all the time. Ones off of Punta Chivato, Baja, Mexico
and the Galapagos. |
 
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| Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch 1790), the
Lanceolatus or Giant Grouper. To eight feet and three hundred
kilograms. The largest bony fish found on coral reefs. Sold as
juveniles at times in the aquarium trade! A too-large food fish
that ought to be left in the seas. Public Aquarium image. |
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| Epinephelus macrospilos Bigspot Rockcod, Snubnose
Grouper. Large, close-set, irregular brownish spots. Indo-Pacific. To twenty
inches. Mauritius 2016 |
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