Grouper, black (Mycteroperca bonaci)
(Poey, 1860); SERRANIDAE FAMILY; also called black rockfish, marbled rockfish
Black grouper are perhaps the largest species of Mycteroperca in the Atlantic. They can be found on offshore wrecks and reefs in Bermuda, Florida, the southern Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, down to southern Brazil in the south Atlantic. Coloration in black grouper can vary, but their sides typically exhibit a rectangular pattern of dark grey blotches. The edges of the second dorsal, caudal, and anal fins are also dark black. Juveniles feed mainly on crustaceans, while adult fish prefer fish.
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Black grouper are perhaps the largest species of Mycteroperca in the Atlantic. They can be found on offshore wrecks and reefs in Bermuda, Florida, the southern Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, down to southern Brazil in the south Atlantic. Coloration in black grouper can vary, but their sides typically exhibit a rectangular pattern of dark grey blotches. The edges of the second dorsal, caudal, and anal fins are also dark black. Juveniles feed mainly on crustaceans, while adult fish prefer fish.
Like other grouper, when... Read More
All-Tackle World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle
56.24 kg
(124
lb 0
oz)
All-Tackle (Length) World Records
Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle (Length)
97.0 cm
Line Class World Records (Conventional Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
M-01 kg (2 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
2.95 kg
(6
lb 8
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
20.50 kg
(45
lb 3
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
8.16 kg
(18
lb 0
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
33.79 kg
(74
lb 8
oz)
M-24 kg (50 lb)
47.63 kg
(105
lb 0
oz)
M-37 kg (80 lb)
41.28 kg
(91
lb 0
oz)
M-60 kg (130 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-01 kg (2 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-02 kg (4 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-03 kg (6 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-04 kg (8 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-06 kg (12 lb)
4.88 kg
(10
lb 12
oz)
W-08 kg (16 lb)
16.55 kg
(36
lb 8
oz)
W-10 kg (20 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-15 kg (30 lb)
9.07 kg
(20
lb 0
oz)
W-24 kg (50 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-37 kg (80 lb)
42.41 kg
(93
lb 8
oz)
W-60 kg (130 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet Class World Records (Fly Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
5.41 kg
(11
lb 15
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-01 kg (2 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-02 kg (4 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-03 kg (6 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-04 kg (8 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-06 kg (12 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-08 kg (16 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-10 kg (20 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Junior & Smallfry World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
F-Junior
7.26 kg
(16
lb 0
oz)
F-Smallfry
17.24 kg
(38
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
15.76 kg
(34
lb 12
oz)
M-Smallfry
10.66 kg
(23
lb 8
oz)