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Snowy grouper (Hyporthodus niveatus)
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Snowy grouper (Hyporthodus niveatus) specimen
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Epinephelidae

Snowy grouper

Hyporthodus niveatus

One Hundred Twenty Two Centimeters Seabass of Mexican Waters

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

Snowy grouper is known from Western Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
122 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ) to Massachusetts, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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