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Mycteroperca venenosa - Yellowfin grouper
| Yellowfin groupers have rectangular blotches that cover their bodies. The edges of their pectoral fins are bright yellow and their tail fin has a dark edge. Like all groupers, yellowfin groupers have large mouths so they can swallow fish and crustaceans whole. They usually grow between 1 and 2 feet in length and are found on coral reefs and walls at depths between 15 and 120 feet.
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| Distribution, Stock Structure and Migration |
| Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean south to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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| Habitat |
| Adults found on rocky and coral reefs, juveniles occur in shallow turtle grass beds. Also been taken in trawls over mud bottom in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
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| Diet |
| Feeds mainly on fishes (mostly on coral reef species) and squids.
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| Quick Fact |
| Sex-reversal has been observed.
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