Species group · Bony fish
Groupers
WAnimals has 2 species of grouper, in the family Serranidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 74 countries
- 55 parks
- Weight
- 33 kg – 455 kg
- Length
- 1.5 m – 2.5 m
- Lifespan
- 37 – 60 years
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of groupers on WAnimals
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
1 Endangered1 Vulnerable
2 species in this group are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.
Where they live
Recorded in 74 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Aeolian Islands1 species
- Al Hoceima1 species
- Alonissos and the Northern Sporades1 species
- Alonissos Marine Park1 species
- Arcipelago Toscano1 species
- Asinara1 species
- Bacalar Chico1 species
- Bastimentos Island1 species
- Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System1 species
- Beydağları1 species
- Biscayne1 species
- Brijuni1 species
- Arraial do Cabodiving
- Fernando de Noronhadiving
- Ilha Grandediving
- Aegadian Islands (Favignana)diving
- Aeolian Islands (Panarea/Stromboli)diving
- Aeolian Islands (Vulcano)diving
Did you know…?
It can change sex during its life, born female and turning male later on, a phenomenon called protogynous hermaphroditism.
From Dusky Perch
It is a protogynous hermaphrodite: it is born female and changes to male, usually between 52 and 77 cm and between 7 and 17 years old.
From Dusky Perch
It is highly sedentary and faithful to its cave: its monthly movements range from 20 to 500 m, which makes it easy to locate and to fish out.
From Dusky Perch
It is one of the largest bony fish on Caribbean reefs, and can make an audible sound underwater by contracting its swim bladder, as a signal or a warning.
It is one of the largest bony fish on the reef: there are records of 250 cm and some 455 kg.
It forms predictable spawning aggregations and does not flee from divers, a combination that made it highly vulnerable to fishing and led to a complete ban on catching it in United States waters.