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• Fishmount Species Information
  • Scientific Name: Epinephelus itajara
  • Average Weight: weigh up to 800 lbs.
  • Location & Habitat: The Goliath Grouper occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida south to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It is also found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from Senegal to Congo although rare in the Canary Islands. The species is also present in the eastern Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California to Peru. Occurring in shallow, inshore waters to depths of 150 feet, the Goliath Grouper prefers areas of rock, coral, and mud bottoms. Strikingly patterned juveniles inhabit mangroves and brackish estuaries, especially near oyster bars. The Goliath Grouper is notable as one of the few groupers found in brackish waters. This fish is solitary by nature, with the adults occupying limited home ranges.
  • Biology: The Goliath Grouper is the largest grouper in the western Atlantic. Growing to lengths of 8.2 feet, this grouper can weigh as much as 800 pounds. In Florida, the largest hook and line captured specimen weighed 680 pounds. The oldest verifiable Goliath Grouper on record is 37 years. However, this specimen was sampled from a population of individuals depressed by fishing pressure and it is projected that Goliath Grouper may live much longer, perhaps as much as 50 years. Males achieve sexual maturity at 4 - 6 years of age and lengths of 43-45 inches, females at 6- 7 years of age and 47-53 inches. Growth rates are slow, averaging approximately four inches per year until the age of six years. Growth declines to about 1.2 inches per year at age 15, and less than .4 inches per year after 25 years
  • Physical Description: Goliath Grouper are the largest members of the sea bass family in the Atlantic Ocean. The body is robust and elongate; its widest point is more than half its total length. The head is broad with small eyes. The dorsal fins are continuous with the rays of the soft dorsal longer than the spines of the first dorsal fin. The membranes between the dorsal fin elements are notched. Pectoral fins are rounded and noticeably larger than the pelvic fins. Bases of the soft dorsal and anal fins are covered with scales and thick skin. The caudal fin is rounded. This fish is generally brownish yellow, gray, or olive with small dark spots on head, body, and fins. Large adults are somber-colored. Three or four irregular faint vertical bars are present of the sides of individuals less than 3 feet in length. The rear half of the caudal penduncle of these small individuals is covered by another similar bar. The juveniles, although not as colorful as some grouper species, are attractively patterned; exhibiting a series of dark, irregular, vertical bands and blotches. Goliath grouper have three to five rows of teeth in the lower jaw. The presence of a number of short weakly developed canine teeth is useful in distinguishing this species from other North Atlantic groupers.