Black Grouper
Mycteroperca bonaci
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 575
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
Mycteroperca bonaci, the black grouper, black rockfish or marbled rockfish, 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. Other fish are sometimes called the black grouper including the similar gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis), the misty grouper (Hyporthodus mystacinus), and the warsaw grouper (Hyporthodus nigritus). This species is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from the northeastern United States to Brazil.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Mycteroperca bonaci”.