Nassau grouper

Nassau grouper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Epinephelus
Species:
E. striatus
Binomial name
Epinephelus striatus
(Bloch, 1792)
Synonyms[2]
  • Anthias striatus Bloch, 1792
  • Serranus striatus (Bloch, 1792)
  • Anthias cherna Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Sparus chrysomelanus Lacépède, 1802
  • Serranus gymnopareius Valenciennes, 1828

The Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) is one of the large number of perciform fishes in the family Serranidae commonly referred to as groupers.[3] It is the most important of the groupers for commercial fishery in the West Indies, but has been endangered by overfishing.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the Nassau grouper as critically endangered, due to commercial and recreational fishing and reef destruction.[1] Fishing the species is prohibited in US federal waters.[1] The Nassau grouper is a US National Marine Fisheries Service listed threatened species[4] by authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b c Sadovy, Y.; Aguilar-Perera, A.; Sosa-Cordero, E. (2018). "Epinephelus striatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T7862A46909843. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T7862A46909843.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Epinephelus striatus". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^ Watanabe, Wade (30 June 2022). "Epinephelus striatus (nassau grouper)". www.cabidigitallibrary.org. doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.83953. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Nassau Grouper". NOAA Fisheries. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. ^ 81 FR 42268