Warsaw Grouper - Epinephelus nigritus
Description
This big Serranid is a Warsaw Grouper. Distinctive characters are the enlarged second dorsal fin spine, rounded caudal fin margin, and subdued speckled gray color pattern. This species gets quite large and is protected in the U.S.
| Item Type: | Image |
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| Title: | Warsaw Grouper - Epinephelus nigritus |
| Creator(s): | Jones, Daniel |
| Identification: | Sulak, Ken |
| Date: | 29 February 2012 |
| Time: | 04:40 |
| Classification: | Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata (Chordates) > Class Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Order Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Serranidae (Sea Basses & groupers) |
| Species: | Epinephelus nigritus |
| Site: | Atlantic > South Atlantic > Brazil Regions > South America > Brazil |
| Site Description: | Seafloor |
| Depth (m): | 100 |
| Latitude: | 22 deg 00' 00" S |
| Longitude: | 40 deg 00' 00" W |
| Northing: | 7551226 |
| Easting: | 387295 |
| Rig: | Seven Oceans |
| Project Partners: | Subsea 7 |
| Keywords: | grouper big fish Brazil |
| Deposited By: | Dr Daniel Jones |
| Deposited On: | 02 March 2012 |
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