VU — Vulnerable

Epinephelus itajara

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

ACTINOPTERYGII

Order

PERCIFORMES

Family

EPINEPHELIDAE

Genus

Epinephelus

Epinephelus itajara belongs to the family EPINEPHELIDAE, order PERCIFORMES, within the ACTINOPTERYGII class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Forest - Subtropical/tropical mangrove vegetationMajorMarine neriticMajorRocky areasMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Other threat

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection

Species recovery

Compliance and enforcement

Community

Community Sightings

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Epinephelus itajara (Epinephelus itajara). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/giant-grouper-jewfish

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