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Goliath Grouper Feeding Photo

Bony Fishes: Osteichthyes, Fishes, Groupers: Serranids: Serranidae, Marine Life, Puffers: Pufferfishes: Tetraodontidae, behavior, copyrighted, feeding, goliath grouper: Epinephelus itajara, marine, ocean, predation, underwater, underwater photo

The goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) is believed to feed on lobsters and other crustaceans. But in my 20 years of diving, in all instances of observing the goliath grouper feeding, it has been on fish that they prey upon. In this picture, a goliath grouper is feeding on a puffer fish. Learn more about the goliath grouper feeding habits.