Species group · Bony fish

Groupers

WAnimals has 2 species of grouper, in the family Serranidae.

2 species

1 family

74 countries

55 parks

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.

1 Endangered1 Vulnerable

2 species in this group are in a threatened category according to the IUCN.

Recorded in 74 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

It can change sex during its life, born female and turning male later on, a phenomenon called protogynous hermaphroditism.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It is one of the largest bony fish on the reef: there are records of 250 cm and some 455 kg.
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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.
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