Description
Yellowfin grouper has two color morphs: greenish gray in shallow water and bright red in deeper water. It has oblong dark spots that form horizontal rows on its sides. Small red spots can often be seen on the belly. The pectoral fins always have a yellow margin.
Size:
- Maturity: Range 19.65 – 24.75 inches;
- Max length: 39.3 inches TL male/unsexed;
- Common length: 19.65 inches;
- Max. published weight: 40.7 lbs;
The Yellowfin grouper is also known in Brazil as Garoupa pirajica.
Where can Yellowfin groupers be found?
The yellowfin grouper is found in the western Atlantic Ocean. Its range extends along the Atlantic coasts of the United States from North Carolina south to Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico where it occurs in the Florida Keys and the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in Texas south through the Bahamas into the West Indies and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It is also found around Bermuda. Along the Caribbean coast of South America it occurs as far east as French Guiana. It the occurs along the Brazilian coast from Maranhao to Espirito Santo, including the islands of Trinidade and the Fernando de Noronha.
How does the Yellowfin grouper look like?
- Body is greenish-olive or bright red
- Oval groups of dark spots form horizontal rows on the body
- Outer third of pectoral fins are bright yellow
- Small bright red spots are found on lower parts of large individuals
How does Yellowfin grouper behave?
Undergoes sex reversal from female to male in latter part of life. Coastal to offshore waters, typically near reefs. Juveniles found in seagrass beds.
Yellowfin grouper: Health benefits?
Yellowfin groupers are an excellent fish to consume. They are high in protein and low in mercury, essential fatty acids, minerals and fat-soluble vitamins like vitamin A, E and D.
Yellowfin grouper: Taste profile:
Yellowfin grouper has a mild yet distinct flavor, somewhere between Bass and Halibut. The taste of most Groupers are similar, with slight differences in flavor and texture, depending on size, species and location of harvest. Yellowfin Grouper is sweeter and milder than Black Grouper.
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Yellowfin grouper nutritional facts
- Serving size: 3 ounces
- Calories: 238 kcal
- Protein: 50 grams
- Carbohydrate: 0 g
- Total fat: 3 grams
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