Island Grouper

Island Grouper

Mycteroperca fusca

Illustration of island grouper.

Protected Status

ESA Threatened - Foreign
Throughout Its Range

Quick Facts

Weight
Up to 17 pounds
Lifespan
30 to 40 years
Length
Up to 34 inches
Threats
Overfishing
Region
Foreign
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Island Grouper swimming in a reef.

About The Species

The island grouper is a shallow water fish that is found off the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores, and Cape Verde. Under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries must list threatened and endangered marine species regardless of where they are found. The island grouper is listed as threatened throughout its range under the ESA.

Protected Status

ESA Threatened - Foreign

  • Throughout Its Range

Scientific Classification

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Epinephelidae
Genus Mycteroperca
Species fusca

Management Overview

On July 15, 2013, we received a petition from WildEarth Guardians to list the island grouper, along with 80 other marine species or subpopulations, as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. On February 24, 2014, we published a notice that listing may be warranted for the island grouper and nine other fish species. We published the proposed rule to list the island grouper as threatened under the ESA on September 23, 2015. We published the final rule to list the island grouper as threatened under the ESA on October 20, 2016.

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Documents

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Status Review for Island Grouper (Mycteroperca fusca)

On July 15, 2013, NMFS received a petition to list 81 species of marine organisms as endangered or…

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