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| Scientific Name | Hyporthodus nigritus (Holbrook, 1855) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Centropristis merus, Epinephelus nigritus, Garrupa nigrita, Serranus nigritus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 2300mm or 90.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, Trinidad, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Rare in the West Indies (Cuba, Haiti, and Trinidad). Reports from the eastern Pacific are apparently misidentifications of Epinephelus exsul. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Near Threatened , 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 | Ichthyology of South Carolina, pp 177, Pl. 25 (fig. 2). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| 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:3.222.1521.8507 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:51 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 04:56) |