Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Epinephelidae (Family) Groupers
       └Mycteroperca (Genus)
        └M. tigris (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273884🔗
iNaturalist ID: 64470🔗

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