Goliath Grouper
Epinephelus itajara
Serranidaefish2.5m / 8ft; 360kgVulnerable
About Goliath Grouper.
Massive grouper recovering from near-extinction in the Gulf of Mexico after Cabo Pulmo became a no-take reserve in 1995.
Where it lives.
Reefs, wrecks, mangrove estuaries
How it behaves.
Solitary, territorial, low-frequency booming sound