Native reef species
- Typical size
- 60–120 cm
- How it moves
- hangs still, then bolts
- Where to identify it
- Reef ledges, wrecks and drop-offs; a giant that hovers near its hole and barely moves for divers.
- Legal status
- Protected in Bermuda — this species must not be taken.
- Season
- Protected year-round; there is no open harvest season.
- Conservation
- A threatened, slow-growing grouper harmed by fishing at predictable spawning gatherings.