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  2. Grouper - Wikipedia

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    The common name "grouper" is usually given to fish in one of two large genera: Epinephelus and Mycteroperca. In addition, the species classified in the small genera Anyperidon, Cromileptes, Dermatolepis, Graciela, Saloptia, and Triso are also called "groupers". Fish in the genus Plectropomus are referred to as "coral groupers". These genera are ...

  3. Giant grouper - Wikipedia

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    The giant grouper is a species of shallow water fish and can be found at depths of 1 to 100 metres (3.3 to 328.1 ft). It is associated with reefs and is the largest known bony fish found on reefs. [1] Large specimens have been caught from shore and in harbours. [3]

  4. Humpback grouper - Wikipedia

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    The humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis), also known as the panther grouper, (in Australia) barramundi cod, (in the Philippines, in Tagalog) lapu-lapung senorita, (in the Philippines, in Bisayan) miro-miro, (in Japan) sarasa-hata, (in India) kalava, and many other local names, [4] is a species of marine ray-finned fish.

  5. Longfin grouper - Wikipedia

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    The longfin grouper is found on silty reefs in coastal waters at depths of less than 50 metres (160 ft). [2] It is a sedentary species which feeds on worms, smaller fishes and crustaceans . [ 3 ] This species is a protogynous hermaphrodite and the females become sexually mature at around 24 centimetres (9.4 in) and when they are 1.8 years old.

  6. Brown-marbled grouper - Wikipedia

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    The brown-marbled grouper has been listed as "Vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species since 2004. Because of its size and hardiness, this species has a high commercial interest in the live food fish trade. However, its biological characteristics make this species particularly vulnerable to over-fishing.

  7. Atlantic gag grouper season opens May 1, but NOAA cut ... - AOL

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    Food: A variety of fish, shrimp, squid and crabs. Sometimes eaten by large sharks. Distribution: Along with red grouper, most abundant grouper species in Florida waters. Can be found from ...

  8. Atlantic goliath grouper - Wikipedia

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    The Atlantic goliath grouper was historically referred to as the "jewfish", and there are several theories as to the name's origin. A 1996 review of the term's history from its first recorded usage in 1697 concluded that the species' physical characteristics were frequently connected to "mainstay caricatures of anti-Semitic beliefs", whereas the interpretation that the fish was regarded as ...

  9. Yellow grouper - Wikipedia

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    The yellow grouper is a species of high economic value as a food fish and is caught with trawls and hook and line. [3] It is grown in aquaculture but this appears to be reliant on wild caught fry. [1] In some countries it is used as an ornamental fish due to the attractive colours it shows.