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Black Grouper (juvenile)

Mycteroperca bonaci

Description:

Photo take at -49 ft near a coral reef this juvenile ones are usually hiding inside small caves or holes, The black grouper is a solitary fish a large marine fish, growing up to 150 cm in length and 100 kilograms in weight. It has an olive or gray body, with black blotches and brassy spots.

Habitat:

Found under pears, on coral reef , ship wrecks and coast caves. From Florida all The Caribbean Sea , Central America to Brazil.

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1 Comment

jthoundfish
jthoundfish 4 years ago

This is a mutton hamlet, Alphestes afer.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Quintana Roo, Mexico

Spotted on Nov 11, 2012
Submitted on Nov 11, 2012

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