Sailfin grouper

Mycteroperca olfax

Fish Reaching One Hundred Twenty Centimeters in Eastern Pacific

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

The sailfin grouper (Mycteroperca olfax), also known as the bacalao grouper, colorado grouper or yellow 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 found off islands in the eastern Pacific.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Mycteroperca
Maximum length: 120 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Isla del Coco off Costa Rica and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Reports from Panama and Peru have been discounted (Ref. 6873 ).

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