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WorldBlue-spotted grouper A widely distributed Indo-Pacific grouper known for its blue spots and invasive impact in Hawaii.Other · Coasts and shelves

WorldGiant grouper A massive Indo-Pacific reef fish and one of the largest bony species on Earth.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1790

WorldPotato grouper Large Indo-Pacific reef grouper with dark blotches.Perch-like · Coral reefs · 1959

WorldSea goldie A colourful reef fish that changes sex.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves

Southeast AsiaHumpback grouper A spotted marine fish with a distinctive humped head profile.Perch-like · Coral reefs · 1828

North AmericaNassau grouper A large reef fish critical to Caribbean fisheries now facing extinction risks.Perch-like · Coral reefs

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Blue-spotted grouper: Jan Ebr, CC BY 4.0, source
Giant grouper: Ginkgo100, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Potato grouper: Richard Ling, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Sea goldie: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Humpback grouper: Arpingstone, Public domain, source
Nassau grouper: q phia, CC BY 2.0, source

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