Florent's Guide To The

South Florida 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)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Percoidei (Suborder)
       └Epinephelidae (Family)
        └Mycteroperca (Genus)
         └M. bonaci (Species)

Groupers & Seabasses
Groupers

Black Grouper

Yellowmouth Grouper

Tiger Grouper

Yellowfin Grouper

Yellowfin Grouper (Young Adult)

Atlantic Creolefish

Graysby

Coney

Coney (Bicolor Variation)

Coney (Golden Variation)

Red Hind

Goliath Grouper

Nassau Grouper

Candy Basslet

Peppermint Basslet



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