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Goliath Grouper Research Paper

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Off the coasts of southwest Florida about one - hundred feet below the surface a

dozen huge creatures patrol the depths. These elusive creatures is called the

Goliath Grouper. They gather around shipwrecks to socialize and feed. This giant

can reach 800 pounds and over 8 feet in length. The Florida record is a 680-pound

goliath grouper caught off Fernandina Beach in 1961. Goliath grouper, formerly

called jewfish, are the largest fish in the western north Atlantic grouper family.

Ranging from the subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico down

to the Caribbean and Brazil, they prefer structure like inshore reefs, wrecks, rock

ledges and patch reefs in depths less than 150 feet. Goliath can live nearly 40

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