Tiger grouper
| Tiger grouper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Mycteroperca |
| Species: | M. tigris |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycteroperca tigris (Valenciennes, 1833) | |
The tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) is a species of fish in the Serranidae family. This grouper has a tapered body, often reddish, with vertical stripes on its sides. It also may have, darker, dusky lines on the sides of its body. Young individuals have a yellow colour. This fish lives in sheltered reef areas. Growing up to 35 in (86 cm) long, the average weight is around 10 pounds. [1] Groupers are big robust predators that draw in food by sucking it into their mouths. They usually live in five to 65 feet of water. [2]
Location
It is found throughout the north-western Atlantic Ocean. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Garcia-Moliner, G. 2004. Mycteroperca tigris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- Ketut Sugama, Michael A. Rimmer, Suko Ismi, Isti Koesharyani, Ketut Suwirya, N.A. Giri and Veronica R. Alava. 2012. Hatchery management of tiger grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus): a best-practice manual.
External links
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Media related to Mycteroperca tigris at Wikimedia Commons
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