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 Description: color light gray or brown; large adults with elongated caudal-fin rays; reddish brown spots on sides
that tend to be grouped into lines; some yellow around corners of
mouth.
Similar Fish: yellowmouth grouper,
M. interstitialis.
Similar Fish: yellowmouth grouper, M. interstitialis.
Where found: NEARSHORE reefs off the northeastern coast, and on OFFSHORE reefs in the Gulf.
Size: generally smaller than gags or blacks.
*Florida Record: 28 lbs.
Remarks: spawns in late spring; feeds on small fish, squid, and crustaceans; undergoes sex transformation from female to male as it becomes older.
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