Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Tiger Grouper
Mycteroperca tigris
Tiger Grouper
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Mycteroperca tigris
Size: 1 to 3 ft. (30 to 90 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South 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. tigris (Species)

Groupers & Seabasses
Groupers

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

Black Grouper

Yellowmouth Grouper



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