Fishing Species
Black Grouper Fish Species Information
Black Grouper bigfishtackle PM
| Label | Details |
|---|---|
| Scientific Fish Name: | Mycteroperca bonaci |
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| Regions Fished: | Western Atlantic Ocean, from Massachusetts, USA, in the north to southern Brazil, but is particularly associated with the southern Gulf of Mexico, the Florida Keys, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. |
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| Additional Information: | The fish spawns between May and August. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, i.e. the young are predominantly female but transform into males as they grow larger. |