Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Goliath Grouper
Epinephelus itajara
Goliath Grouper
Also known as: Jewfish
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Epinephelus itajara
Size: 3 to 8 ft. (1 to 2.5 m)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Epinephelidae (Family)
       └Epinephelus (Genus)
        └E. itajara (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159353🔗
iNaturalist ID: 100110🔗

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