Quick facts about these ambush predators that are sometimes enormous! Groupers (sea basses, Serranidae, grouper fish). Grouper fish facts!

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Biology and Ecology of Groupers. United States, CRC Press, 2022.

Hoover, John P.. The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals. United States, Mutual Pub., 2008.

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By Rickard Zerpe Humpback grouper juvenile (Cromileptes altivelis), CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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