Red Grouper Epinephelus morio

Classification

Serranidae [family]

Epinephelus [genus] (5)

Serranidae [family]

Epinephelus [genus] (5)

Recorded on	Aruba
	Bonaire
	Curaçao
	Saba Bank

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Aruba
	Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
	Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
	Indigenous (1) - Saba Bank

Notes on presence status	Marine species are considered ubiquitous around the Dutch Caribbean by Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Saba.

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