Alan Davidson

Dusky Grouper

Epinephelus guaza (Linnaeus)

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#93Mediterranean Seafood
Mediterranean Seafood

By Alan Davidson

Published 1981

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Family Serranidae

* Also, e.g. around Izmir, variants of the Greek name, such as roufo (cf. Latin rufus, meaning red).

REMARKS Maximum length 100 cm. The fish is usually a reddish or yellowish brown, with dark patches (epinephelus means ‘with clouds upon it’). This is the most common species of mérou. Over 50% of the fish of this name in the Mediterranean belong to this species, while the mérou blanc and mérou noir on the next page account for about 25% and 10% respectively.