Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Serranidae > Epinephelus > Epinephelus quinquefasciatus

Epinephelus quinquefasciatus (Spotted jewfish; Southern jewfish; Jewfish; Itajara; Hamlet; Guasa; Grouper; Goliath grouper; Giant seabass; Giant grouper; Esonue grouper; Black bass; Coral cod)

Synonyms: Serranus quinquefasciatus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Pacific goliath grouper (Epinephelus quinquefasciatus) is a large saltwater fish of the grouper family. It is related to the Atlantic goliath grouper. The Pacific goliath grouper is found primarily in shallow tropical waters among coral and artificial reefs at depths of up to 165 feet (50 m). Their range includes the East Pacific from the Gulf of California to Peru. Young groupers may live in brackish estuaries, and canals. Goliath groupers eat crustaceans, other fish, octopuses and young sea turtles. Grouper are preyed upon by large fish such as barracuda, moray eels and large sharks.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve VI 358906 Mexico    
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary IV 2387149 Florida, United States
Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve VI 1312618 Mexico  

Prey / Diet

Hypanus americanus (Kit)[1]
Panulirus argus (Caribbean spiny lobster)[1]
Scyllarides aequinoctialis (Spanish slipper lobster)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Lutjanus analis (Virgin snapper)1
Lutjanus jocu (Snuggletooth snapper)1

Consumers

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Food Habits of Reef Fishes of the West Indies, John E. Randall, Stud. Trop. Oceanogr. 5, 665–847 (1967)
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0