Comb Grouper
Mycteroperca acutirostris
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Epinephelidae
- Genus
- Mycteroperca
Where to Find
Found in 12 diving areas across 9 countries and 2 regions.
- Sandy Island, Anguilla - 1 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 2 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 2 records
- Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 1 records
- Ocho Rios, Jamaica - 1 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 1 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 1 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 2 records
- Arraial do Cabo, Brazil - 119 records
- Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela - 4 records