Species Directory

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Species Illustration Species Name Species Category Protected Status Region
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Illustration of goliath grouper
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Epinephelus itajara
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Reef Fish
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  • Region
    Southeast
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Side-profile illustration of a black grouper fish with olive gray body and black blotches. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jack Hornady
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Mycteroperca bonaci
Also Known As
Grouper, Blackfin grouper, Marbled rockfish
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Reef Fish
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
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  • Region
    New England/Mid-Atlantic
  • Region
    Southeast
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Multiple species
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Reef Fish
  • Region
    Southeast
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Side-profile illustration of a gag grouper fish with brownish gray body and darker brown splotchy marks along the side. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jack Hornady
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Mycteroperca microlepis
Also Known As
Grouper, Copper belly, Charcoal belly
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
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  • Region
    Southeast
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Mycteroperca jordani
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Protected Fish
  • ESA Endangered - Foreign
  • Region
    Foreign
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Mycteroperca fusca
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Protected Fish
    • Reef Fish
  • ESA Threatened - Foreign
  • Region
    Foreign
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Onaga (Long-Tail Red Snapper), Opakapaka (Pink Snapper), and Gindai (Oblique-Banded Snapper) fish on a white background
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Multiple species
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Groundfish
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
  • Region
    Pacific Islands
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Epinephelus striatus
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Protected Fish
    • Reef Fish
  • ESA Threatened
  • SPAW Annex III
  • Region
    Southeast
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Side-profile illustration of a red grouper fish with dark red body, white spots and some pink shading, and a large mouth. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jack Hornady
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Epinephelus morio
Also Known As
Grouper, Cherna americana, Negre
  • Species Category
    Fish
    • Wild-Caught Seafood
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  • Region
    New England/Mid-Atlantic
  • Region
    Southeast