MÉROU GÉANT DE
L'ATLANTIQUE

brackish/marine

Famille Epinephelidae

Ordre : Perciformes/Serranoidei

Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Congo (reported as <i>Epinephelus esonue</i>, Ref. 2739, 6809); rare in Canary Islands (Ref. 6808). Eastern Pacific (Gulf of California to Peru) species refers to <i>Epinephelus quinquefasciatus</i>. Discrete populations of <i>E. itajara</i> exist in the western Atlantic (Ref. 89627).