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GROUPERS : FISHES
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(Mycteroperca bonaci)
Light brown body with darker rectangular patches on the sides. Tips of the dorsal spines are pale yellow.
O O O
(Mycteroperca interstitialis)
The top half of the body is black, the lower half is white. hite line runs from the lo er li u to the dorsal n.
O O O
(Mycteroperca interstitialis)
May take on a more dramatic two-tone pattern during the matin season. imilar to assau rou er . 352.
BLACK GROUPER (Mycteroperca bonaci) < 1.4 m / 4.5 ft Garyish-brown to black body with darker rectangular atches on the sides. hin ale mar ins on ectoral ns.
YELLOWMOUTH GROUPER (Mycteroperca interstitialis) < 75 cm / 2.5 ft Yellow patches at the corners of the mouth. Pale edges on the ectoral ns. lo in forehead. olor aries.
RED GROUPER
(Epinephelus morio) < 90 cm / 3 ft Brownish-red body with scattered white spots and lotches on the sides. mooth unnotched foredorsal n.
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