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Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)

Atlantic goliath grouper
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Mexico country information

Common names: Cherna, Goliath grouper, Mero
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Laguna de Términos (Ref. 79080) and Celestún Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan (Ref. 74908). Marketed fresh (whole, gutted, fillet) or frozen; year round fishing (Ref. 26550). Also Ref. 26938.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mérou géant de l'Atlantique, Mero gigante del Atlántico, لُؤز ضخم, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 9710), usually ? - 46 m (Ref. 55295).   Subtropical; 36°N - 33°S, 121°W - 12°E (Ref. 55295)

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