| Description: color
light gray or brown; large adults with elongated caudal-fin
rays; reddish brown spots on sides that tend to be
grouped into lines; some yellow around corners of mouth. Similar Fish: yellowmouth
grouper, M. interstitialis.
Where found:
NEARSHORE reefs off the northeastern coast, and on
OFFSHORE reefs in the Gulf.
Size: generally
smaller than gags or blacks.
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