Any of various fishes frequenting rocky shores or seabeds; spec. (a) (frequently with distinguishing word) any of numerous fishes of the family Sc…

Any of numerous serranid fishes, esp. of the genera Epinephelus, Mycteroperca, and other genera of the subfamily Epinephelinae, characterized by a…

Any of several large groupers of (or formerly placed in) the genus Epinephelus (family Serranidae); esp. the goliath grouper, E. itajara, which is…

Any of various large serranid fishes found in warm seas. Now esp.: a dusky grouper, Epinephelus guaza, of the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic…

a large grouper, Epinephelus morio, which is dark brown with pale blotches and a reddish tinge, and is found chiefly in the west Atlantic.

A bottom-dwelling, eel-like marine fish, Genypterus capensis (family Ophidiidae), found off the western and southern coasts of South Africa and…

Any of several small groupers (fishes) of the Caribbean and West Atlantic; spec. Cephalopholis fulva, which occurs in various colour phases. Cf. coney…

Chiefly U.S. The red grouper, Epinephelus morio. Obsolete. rare.