TIGER GROUPER

Mycteroperca tigris


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IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC)

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Ecology and Distribution

Ecology

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Environment: reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 40 m

subtropical; 33°N - 27°S; 98°w - 33°w

Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA) and the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. It was suggested that Mycteroperca tigris was a transient species in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, but has recently become abundant on the Flower Garden Banks off Texas (Ref. 6887).