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Common names: Grouper, Yellowedge grouper
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: A sport and commercial species taken off the southeastern coast (Ref. 5222). Also Ref. 276, 26340.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mérou aile jaune, Mero aleta amarilla, Grouper, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: More on author: Poey.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 90 - 360 m (Ref. 89707). Subtropical; 36°N - 28°S, 98°W - 34°W (Ref. 5222)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Hyporthodus flavolimbatus (Poey, 1865)

Common names from other countries

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

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