Species group · Bony fish
Groupers
WAnimals has 2 species of grouper, all 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 entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of groupers on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
2 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 74 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Agujero Azul de Belice (Parque Nacional del Agujero Azul)1 species
- Al Hoceima1 species
- Alonissos y Esporadas del Norte1 species
- Archipielago de Cabrera1 species
- Arcipelago Toscano1 species
- Arrecifes de Cozumel1 species
- Asinara1 species
- Bacalar Chico1 species
- Beydağları1 species
- Biscayne1 species
- Brijuni1 species
- Cabo de Gata-Níjar1 species
- Arraial do Cabodiving
- Fernando de Noronhadiving
- Ilha Grandediving
- Ambergris Cayediving
- Amorgos (pecio Le Grand Bleu)diving
- Bahía de Kotordiving
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 boom 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 in United States waters.