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Tiger Grouper

Mycteroperca tigris

Classification

The tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) 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 in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. Description The tiger grouper has a body which is elongate, robust and compressed, its depth being the no greater at the origin of the dorsal fin as it is at the origin of the anal fin, and a large mouth.

Distribution

Larry Morin · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 104United Kingdom · 71Netherlands · 34United States of America · 20Cuba · 12Mexico · 4Brazil · 1