Yellowmouth grouper (Mycteroperca interstitialis)

Scientific name: Mycteroperca interstitialis Poey, 1860

The Yellowmouth grouper (Mycteroperca interstitialis) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, Caribbean (mainly insular localities), and Brazil.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. Tan to brown above, paler below; upper parts of head and most of body usually have small, brown, close-set spots; sometimes uniformly brown. Adults have exerted rays that are even and about equal in length; 23-27 total gill rakers.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Mycteroperca interstitialis
Family: Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 84.0
Common length: 40.0
Depth range: 2–150 m (7–492 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 150 m, usually 2 - 35 m
Climate: Subtropical
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, Caribbean (mainly insular localities), and Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN): Vulnerable (VU) (A2d+3d)
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.06; tmax=41)