Atlantic Goliath Grouper

The Atlantic goliath grouper is found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. In the western Atlantic, the species ranges from United States' North Carolina to southeast Brazil, and is caught widely in the Gulf of Mexico and throughout most of the Caribbean. It is also reported in the eastern Atlantic from Senegal to Congo.
It prefers depths of maximum 100 meters and lives in reef, mangrove, seagrass, and estuarine habitats.
These fish can reach lengths of up to 2.5 meters and can weigh as much as 360 kilograms. Their colour is dull green, grey, or dark yellow to brown, with small dark spots on the head, body and fins and their body is half as wide as it is long.