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Epinephelidae
itajara
Epinephelus itajara
Epinephelid Fish of Gulf of California
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Atlantic Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- South America
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Fusiform
Largeitajara is a marine fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 250 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Epinephelidae
- Genus
- Epinephelus
- Maximum length
- 250 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Congo (reported as Epinephelus esonue , Ref. 2739 , 6809 ); rare in Canary Islands (Ref. 6808 ). Eastern Pacific (Gulf of California to Peru) species refers to Epinephelus quinquefasciatus . Discrete populations of E. itajara exist in the western Atlantic (Ref. 89627 ).
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable
Class
Family
Conservation status
