Author: (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
FBname: Gulf grouper
Comments: Found in rocky reefs and kelp beds.  Juveniles are unknown in California waters and the few large adults that have been taken there are probably expatriates from a more southerly breeding population.  Large adults feed on fishes (Ref. 9342).  Reported to prey on juvenile hammerhead sharks.  Its large size makes it an object of game fishing (Ref. 9342).