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Atlantic Goliath Grouper

Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein 1822)

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Epinephelus itajara (Atlantic Goliath Grouper) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family sea basses. This species is extinct. They are listed as vulnerable by IUCN. They are carnivores. Individuals could grow to 250 cm. They have sexual reproduction.

  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/extinct
  • Definition: A taxon is Extinct when there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. A \r\ntaxon is presumed Extinct when exhaustive surveys in known and/or expected habitat, \r\nat appropriate times (diurnal, seasonal, annual), throughout its historic range have failed \r\nto record an individual. Surveys should be over a time frame appropriate to the taxon’s life cycle and life form.
  • Attribution: http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria
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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
  • Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Atlantic Goliath Grouper. View this species on GBIF