5/13/2024 0 Comments Gag grouper![]() The gag grouper is found in the western Atlantic Ocean where it has a disjunct distribution. This species attains a maximum total length of 145 centimetres (57 in) although 50 centimetres (20 in) is a more common length, and the maximum published weight attained is 36.5 kilograms (80 lb). There is also a colour phase called "black-back" which has the rear end of the body and all of the soft rayed part of the dorsal fin and the anal fin are black. ![]() They are darker grey or black on the breast and belly, with a similar colour on the margins of the soft rayed part of the dorsal find the caudal fin, as well as the posterior margins of the pectoral and pelvic fins. The large adult males are typically pale to medium grey in colour, with an indistinct reticulated pattern underneath the dorsal fin. When resting they often assume a camouflage pattern with 5 dark brown saddles separated by white bars along the base of the dorsal fin. The pelvic, anal and caudal fins have bluish-black margins. The adult females and the juveniles are normally pale grey to brown-grey marked with darker blotches and wavy lines that give a marbled appearance to the upper flanks and back. The membranes between the dorsal fin spines are notched with the third and fourth spines being the longest. The dorsal fin contains 11 spines and 16 to 18 soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 10 to 12 soft rays. The dorsal profile of the head is convex and the preopercle has a rounded lobe at its angle which has enlarged serrations. The standard length is three to three and a half times the depth of the body. The depth of the body is normally less than the length of the head and it is usually roughly equal in depth at the origin of the dorsal fin and at the anal fin origin. The gag grouper has an oblong, robust body which is laterally compressed. interstitialis) have and lacks yellow coloration around the mouth. It lacks the streamer-points on the tail fin that scamp ( M. Its pattern of markings resemble the box-shaped spots of the black grouper ( Mycteroperca bonaci). It is a drab, mottled-gray fish lacking the distinguishing features of most other groupers. It comes from warmer parts of the West Atlantic, including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The gag grouper ( Mycteroperca microlepis), also known as velvet rockfish, the gag, or charcoal belly, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses.
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