goliath grouper

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grrlscientist | November 11, 2008

tags: Photographer and Goliath Grouper, Nature's Best Photography, underwater photography, Florida, image of the day Photographer and Goliath Grouper, Epinephelus itajara. Image: Michael Patrick ONeill/MSNBC Nature's Best Photography 2008 [larger view]. Photographer comment: The Goliath grouper is a large predator found in Atlantic, Caribbean, and eastern Pacific reefs. Reaching eight feet in length and weighing up to 800 pounds, it feeds on fish, stingrays, lobster, and even small sea turtles. The ocean off Jupiter, Florida, is a great place to photograph Goliath groupers. They tend to…

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