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Giant grouper

Mero Gigante

Mero Gigante

Mero Gigante

Scientific name: Epinephelus lanceolatus

Class: Fish

Continent: Asia

Habitat: Oceans and seas

Diet: Piscivorous

Weight: 300 - 600 kg

Size: 2,7 m

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Meet the giant grouper!

The giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) is the largest bony fish inhabiting coral reefs, reaching up to 400 kg. It is also known for being the marine emblem of Queensland (Australia).

Its morphological characteristics include a huge mouth and a fan-shaped tail. As for the coloration, it is grayish green or greenish gray with small black spots on the fins, in the case of adults, while the juveniles are very striking, yellow with black stripes.

It is a fish that inhabits shallow waters from coral reefs, rocky areas, caves or wrecks in the Indo-Pacific region.

What are its habits?

Groupers are able to change sex throughout their lives. They are born females and after a few years they change to males.

Conservation

Extinct

Extinct in the wild

Critically endangered

Endangered

Vulnerable

Near threatened

Least concern

Insufficient data

Not evaluated

DID YOU KNOW ...

When it comes to eating, there is no stopping the Giant Grouper. The seamen know this species with the nickname "Hell Fish".

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