"Itajara" redirects here. For the racehorse, see Itajara (horse).
Atlantic goliath grouper
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Serranidae
Subfamily:
Epinephelinae
Genus:
Epinephelus
Species:
E. itajara
Binomial name
Epinephelus itajara
(Lichtenstein, 1822)
Synonyms[2]
Promicrops itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)
Serranus itajara Lichtenstein, 1822
Serranus mentzelii Valenciennes, 1828
Serranus galeus J.P. Müller & Troschel, 1848
Serranus guasa Poey, 1860
Promicrops esonue Ehrenbaum, 1915
Promicrops ditobo Roux & Collignon, 1954
The Atlantic goliath grouper or itajara (Epinephelus itajara), also known as the jewfish,[3][4] is a saltwater fish of the grouper family and one of the largest species of bony fish. The species can be found in the West Atlantic ranging from northeastern Florida, south throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, and along South America to Brazil. In the East Pacific it ranges from Mexico to Peru.[5] In the East Atlantic, the species ranges in West Africa from Senegal to Cabinda. The species has been observed at depths ranging from 1 to 100 meters (3.3 to 328.1 ft).[1]
^ abBertoncini, A.A.; Aguilar-Perera, A.; Barreiros, J.; et al. (2019) [errata version of 2018 assessment]. "Epinephelus itajara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T195409A145206345. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T195409A145206345.en.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Epinephelus itajara" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
^Tribune, Chicago. "Renaming the jewfish". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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