Epinephelidae

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.