Atlantic goliath grouper: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Atlantic goliath grouper lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Epinephelus itajara
Group	Bony fish
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Africa, North America, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Perciformes
Family	Serranidae

Where does the Atlantic goliath grouper live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Atlantic goliath grouper in 6 countries and territories across Africa, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Maracanã.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Atlantic goliath grouper endangered?

The Atlantic goliath grouper’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Atlantic goliath grouper?

The Atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) is a ray-finned fish in the order Perciformes and the family Serranidae, genus Epinephelus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Atlantic goliath grouper

The Atlantic goliath grouper, the jewfish or itajara (Epinephelus itajara), is a saltwater fish of the grouper family and one of the largest species of bony fish. The species can be found in the West Atlantic ranging from northeastern Florida, south throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, and along South America to Brazil. In the East Pacific it ranges from Mexico to Peru. In the East Atlantic, the species ranges in West Africa from Senegal to Cabinda. The species has been observed at depths ranging from 1 to 100 meters (3 to 300 ft).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Atlantic goliath grouper (revision 1378640902), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1920243 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).