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| Scientific Name | Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | ? itaiara, Epinephalus itajara, Promicrops ditobo, Promicrops esonue, Promicrops itaiara, Promoicrops itaiara, Serranus galeus, Serranus guasa, Serranus itajara, Serranus mentzelli |
| Etymology | Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 2500mm or 98.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Congo (reported as Epinephelus esonue, 6809); rare in Canary Islands. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2016. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1820-1821, pp 278. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.222.1163.8326 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:51 (species record created: 2021 Dec 24 03:56) |