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Family Order: Perciformes 🍽️ 54 Edible 🎣 67 Game Fish ⚠️ 2 Venomous

Epinephelidae

Species
209
Genera
19
Max Length
270 cm
Max Weight
455.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.95
Threatened
4

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mozambique
49 spp.
Mauritius
38 spp.
Mexico
37 spp.
Seychelles
36 spp.
Tanzania
34 spp.
Kenya
31 spp.
Comoros
26 spp.
Djibouti
24 spp.
Eritrea
19 spp.
Brazil
16 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

piscivore
100%
2
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
800 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
208
💧 Freshwater
1

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
VU
DD
Least Concern 142
Near Threatened 8
Vulnerable 15
Endangered 3
Critically Endangered 1
Data Deficient 30

🏆 World Records

weight
Atlantic goliath grouper - 308.44 kg
Epinephelus itajara
🎣 Lynn Joyner 📍 Fernandina Beach, Florida 📅 May 1961
weight
Giant grouper - 179.62 kg
Epinephelus lanceolatus
🎣 Rene Ching 📍 Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia 📅 Nov 2002