Author: (Poey, 1860)
FBname: Black grouper
Comments: Minimum depth from Ref. 126840.  A solitary species (Ref. 26340) inhabiting rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9710).  Adults feed primarily on fishes; juveniles mainly on crustaceans.  Oviparous (Ref. 205).  A protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367).  Forms spawning aggregations (Ref. 55367).  Common but difficult to approach (Ref. 9710).  Marketed fresh and its flesh is of excellent quality.