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
