Page 144 - Caribbean Reef Life Demo

GROUPERS : FISHES
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(Mycteroperca tigris)
Bright yellow body with a darker stripe running from the lower lip, through the eyes and towards the tail.
TIGER GROUPER (Mycteroperca tigris) < 1 m / 3.5 ft
Nine dark diagonal bars across the top of the back, becoming irregular spots towards the belly. Spots on tail.
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(Mycteroperca tigris)
During mating season or when distressed, the head pales and the bars darken in a show of aggression.
YELLOWFIN GROUPER (Mycteroperca venenosa) < 90 cm / 3 ft istincti e ello and on the outer ed e of the ectoral ns. hin dar mar ins on the ed es of all other ns.
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(Mycteroperca venenosa)
ounded dar rectan ular atches o er a li hter ac round. orsal n has atches of red and old.
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(Mycteroperca venenosa)
ess common red color ariet of the ello n rou er usually found in deeper waters or when threatened.
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