comb grouper

Mycteroperca rubra

Seabass from the Mediterranean Sea

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Europe
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

The mottled grouper (Mycteroperca rubra) 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 the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Mycteroperca
Maximum length: 144 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to southern Angola; reports from islands require confirmation. Specimens from Madeira, Azores, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde have been examined by Heemstra (1991, Ref. 6512 ) and are identified to be Mycteroperca fusca . Replaced by Mycteroperca acutirostris in the western Atlantic.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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