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Part of the video series: Scuba Diving Tips: Caribbean Fish Identification

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Summary: What kind of fish is that? Colorful fish you may see on your next dive. Learn tips for tiger grouper identification in this free scuba diving video of Caribbean fish from a staff member of the New England aquarium.

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Don Stark Don Stark is a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor with over 20 years of active diving experience. He is a Senior Diver Volunteer at the New England Aquarium in... read more

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How to Identify Tiger Grouper Fish

The fish that we are going to identify now is the Tiger Grouper. The Tiger Grouper, like all groupers has a large mouth and big lips. What distinguishes the Tiger Grouper from its other relatives are the vertical white tiger stripes that cover it's body. The rest of the Tiger Grouper's body is a reddish brown. But Tiger Groupers can change their stripes. They can darken and lighten their body color dramatically, which can make the tiger stripes hard to see. I have even seen them where the front half is very light, almost white, while the back half of the fish is very dark brown. The Tiger Groupers can get quite large, up to three and a half feet in length, but most are commonly seen as one to two foot specimens. They are one of the more commonly seen grouper species in the Caribbean, Bahamas and Florida. Tiger Groupers can often be found resting on the bottom or under coral heads or ledges. If they are on a cleaning station, their coloring may be quite bright, almost a bright red in some cases and they will often have their gills and mouths flared open for cleaning. They can often be approached closely if you move slowly toward them but if they feel threatened, they will quickly swim away. That's the Tiger Grouper.

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