White grouper
White grouper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Serranidae |
Genus: | Epinephelus |
Species: | E. aeneus |
Binomial name | |
Epinephelus aeneus Saint-Hilaire, 1817 | |
The white grouper (Epinephelus aeneus) is a species of grouper living in the subtropical eastern Atlantic Ocean and the southern Mediterranean Sea. It can reach a maximum length of 120 cm and a maximum weight of 25 kg.
Alternatively, the term "white grouper" is also used as a local vernacular name for several other species of fish, including the yellowedge grouper (Epinephelus flavolimbatus), Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus), and Venezuelan grouper (Mycteroperca cidi) ().
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Epinephelus aeneus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.