marbled grouper

Dermatolepis inermis

Seabass from the Caribbean Sea

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

The marbled grouper (Dermatolepis inermis), donkey fish, mutton hamlet, rockhind and sicklefish grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is a predatory reef fish which is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Dermatolepis
Maximum length: 91 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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