Venezuelan grouper

Mycteroperca cidi

Seabass beneath South American Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

The Venezuelan grouper (Mycteroperca cidi) 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 found in northern South America and the Greater Antilles.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Mycteroperca
Maximum length: 114 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean coast of Venezuela. Recently reported from the Port Royal reefs off Jamaica indicating that it may be found in other Caribbean localities.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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