Red Hind
Epinephelus guttatus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 457
- Most observed in
- 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The red hind (Epinephelus guttatus), also known as the koon or lucky grouper in Caribbean vernacular, 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 native to the western Atlantic Ocean where it ranges from the eastern United States to Brazil. It is the most common species of Epinephelus in the Caribbean and Bermuda.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Red hind”.