Snowy Grouper
Hyporthodus niveatus
- Group: Grouper
- Typical depth: 30–525 m
- Max size: 1.2 m
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: VU
A heavy grouper that reaches well over a metre, it lives well offshore on rocky bottoms down to more than five hundred metres while juveniles drift inshore. Adults take fishes, octopus, squid and crabs, and the species is prized enough as a food fish that it now rates Vulnerable.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Perciformes › Epinephelidae › Hyporthodus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 475101.
FAQ
- How deep does the Snowy Grouper live?
- The Snowy Grouper (Hyporthodus niveatus) is typically found at 30–525 m.
- Is the Snowy Grouper dangerous to divers?
- The Snowy Grouper is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Snowy Grouper get?
- The Snowy Grouper grows to about 1.2 m.