Yellowedge grouper

Hyporthodus flavolimbatus

Vulnerable Seabass in the Record

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

Yellowedge grouper is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 115 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Hyporthodus
Maximum length: 115 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to southern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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