Epinephelidae

gag rockfish

Mycteroperca tigris

Epinephelid Fish beneath the Atlantic Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• South America
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

The tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) 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 warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.