What kind of grouper is this

Posted July 20th, 2009 by birdvet1996

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Found on Corndona reef in Cozumel in March. depth approx 30 ft. I believe this is a grouper of some sort but could not id it in Reef Fish Humann and Deloach book

Thanks,

Ariana Finkelstein, DVM

Ariana, I say it's a

Submitted by livi120 on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 07:42.

Ariana,

I say it's a Yellowfin Grouper. Your picture looks to me just like the one on Humann/Deloach book (enlarged 3rd edition) p.168 Yellowfin Grouper Variation.

Livan

Submitted by birdvet1996 on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 14:26.

Thank you so much- I will look again...

Ariana Finkelstein, DVM

no yellow fin

Submitted by jessarmacost on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 06:04.

I don't think this is a yellow fin grouper. It doesn't have the required yellow pectoral fin. However it does have black margins on all the fins so I would say it is a black grouper.

Yellowfin

Submitted by reefnut on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 07:20.

This is a yellowfin grouper. If you have the Reefnet DVD, take a look at pix #2 and #3.

Best fishes!

Kristi Draper
(aka REEFNUT)

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