Key West, Florida
Key West, Florida
Nassau, Bahamas
Key Largo, Florida
Key West, Florida
Little Cayman
Key West, Florida
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)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Perciformes (Order)
└Percoidei (Suborder)
└Epinephelidae (Family)
└Epinephelus (Genus)
└E. itajara (Species)
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