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
Water type: Marine
Body shape: fusiform