Credit: Illustration by Diane Rome Peebles
Family Serranidae
Description: color light gray or brown; large adults with elongated
caudal-fin rays; reddish-brown spots on sides that tend to be grouped into
lines; some yellow around corners of mouth
Similar fish:
yellowmouth grouper, M. interstitalis
Where found:
nearshore reefs off the northeastern coast, and on offshore reefs in the
Gulf
Size: generally smaller than gags or
blacks
Remarks: spawns in late spring; feed on small fish, squid,
and crustaceans; undergoes sex transformation from female to male as it becomes
older
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