Summary ³

The gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis) is a drab, mottled-gray fish lacking the distinguishing features of other groupers. Its pattern of markings resemble the box-shaped spots of the black grouper. It lacks the streamer-points on the tail fin that scamp (Mycteroperca phenax) and yellowmouth grouper (M. interstitialis) have, and lacks yellow coloration around the mouth.

Link to Access Genomic Data ⁴

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=103820&lvl=0

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Bernadette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bernadette
2. SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC., no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Fish4335_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg
3. Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycteroperca_microlepis
4. (c) matbio, all rights reserved

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