Epinephelidae

sawtail grouper

Mycteroperca prionura

One Hundred Five Centimeters Seabass of the Pacific Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

The sawtail grouper (Mycteroperca prionura) 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 endemic to the western coasts of Mexico. The sawtail grouper commonly lives on fields of large boulders with gorgonians and black corals.