Black Grouper Mycteroperca bonaci

Classification

Serranidae [family]

Mycteroperca [genus] (7)

Serranidae [family]

Mycteroperca [genus] (7)

Recorded on	Bonaire
	Curaçao
	Saba
	Saba Bank
	Sint Maarten

Presence status	Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
	Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
	Indigenous (1) - Saba
	Indigenous (1) - Saba Bank
	Indigenous (1) - Sint Maarten

Notes on presence status	Marine species are considered ubiquitous around the Dutch Caribbean by Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on Aruba and Sint Eustatius.

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