Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Black Grouper
Mycteroperca bonaci
Black Grouper
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Mycteroperca bonaci
Size: 1 to 3 ft. (30 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 20-100 ft. (6-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Epinephelidae (Family)
       └Mycteroperca (Genus)
        └M. bonaci (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159231🔗
iNaturalist ID: 47761🔗

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