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Sailfin Grouper

Mycteroperca olfax

Classification

The sailfin grouper (Mycteroperca olfax), also known as the bacalao grouper, colorado grouper or yellow grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found off islands in the eastern Pacific. Taxonomy The sailfin grouper was first formally described as Serranus olfax in 1843 by the English clergyman, author and naturalist Leonard Jenyns (1800-1893) with the type locality given as San Cristóbal Island in the Galapagos.

Distribution

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