Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Yellowfin Grouper
Mycteroperca venenosa
Yellowfin Grouper
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Mycteroperca venenosa
Size: 1 to 3 ft. (30 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 15-120 ft. (5-37 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Epinephelidae (Family)
       └Mycteroperca (Genus)
        └M. venenosa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273885🔗
iNaturalist ID: 64476🔗

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