Gag grouper
A species of Mycteroperca, Also known as Charcoal belly, Gag-velvet rockfish Scientific name : Mycteroperca microlepis Genus : Mycteroperca
Gag grouper, A species of Mycteroperca
Also known as:
Charcoal belly, Gag-velvet rockfish
Botanical name: Mycteroperca microlepis
Genus: Mycteroperca
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Description
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Description
Mycteroperca microlepis, the gag, gag grouper, velvet rockfish 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. It comes from warmer parts of the West Atlantic, including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. It is a drab, mottled-gray fish lacking the distinguishing features of most other groupers. Its pattern of markings resemble the box-shaped spots of the black grouper. It lacks the streamer-points on the tail fin that scamp and yellowmouth grouper have, and lacks yellow coloration around the mouth.
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Photo By Smithsonian Environmental Research Center , used under CC-BY-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Fish Order
Perch-like fish Family
Groupers and sea basses Genus
Mycteroperca Species
Gag grouper 
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