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Goliath Grouper(Juvenile)-Palweys Island, South Carolina This was a species I was not expecting to see anytime soon, and a size class I never thought I would encounter. Based on the size of this individual(about 2 inches long when caught back in October), It was likely only 4 months old at most. Not only did I catch this one, but I caught another one the very next week off an oyster bar in a tidal creek while looking for Fundulus. I probably should have bought a lottery ticket... Atlantic goliath grouper,Epinephelus itajara,Fall,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Goliath Grouper(Juvenile)-Palweys Island, South Carolina

This was a species I was not expecting to see anytime soon, and a size class I never thought I would encounter. Based on the size of this individual(about 2 inches long when caught back in October), It was likely only 4 months old at most. Not only did I catch this one, but I caught another one the very next week off an oyster bar in a tidal creek while looking for Fundulus. I probably should have bought a lottery ticket...

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    omg what an epic fish, it's like a marine zebra from hell :) Posted 5 years ago
  2. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Whoa! Zombie zebra! Posted 5 years ago
  3. View Zach Alley's profile
    Zach Alley
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    Exactly! The red eye really stood out from the rest of the fish in the net, I was shocked!
    Posted 5 years ago

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The Atlantic goliath grouper

The Atlantic goliath grouper or itajara, also known as the jewfish, is a large saltwater fish of the grouper family found primarily in shallow tropical waters among coral and artificial reefs at depths from 5 to 50 m. Its range includes the Florida Keys in the US, the Bahamas, most of the Caribbean and most of the Brazilian coast. On some occasions, it is caught off the coasts of the US states of New England off Maine and Massachusetts. In the eastern Atlantic Ocean, it occurs from the Congo to.. more

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Similar species: Perch-like Fishes
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Uploaded Feb 21, 2020. Captured Nov 25, 2019 10:50 in 323 N Causeway Rd, Pawleys Island, SC 29585, USA.
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T5
  • f/18.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO100
  • 60mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.