Mottled Grouper

(Mycteroperca rubra)

Distribution

Currently known distribution Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to southern Angola

Depth Range: 15-200m

Mature Size & Growth Rate

protogenic hermaphrodite. Females become sexually mature at the age of 2+ years and the youngest male found was 3+years

Unknown eggs per kg per season

Location	Male Mature Size (cm)	Female Mature Size (cm)
50%
100%

Life Span, Length & Weight

Max age: 25 years
Max length: 144cm
Max weight: 49.7kg

calculation for size & weight total length(cm) = 15.192*Ln(age(years))+31.108 ref

Length (cm)	Weight (KG)	Weight (lb)
	0.22	0.48
35	0.36	0.79
40	0.54	1.19
45	0.78	1.73
50	1.09	2.41
55	1.47	3.25
60	1.94
	2.49	5.49
70	3.15	6.94
75	3.91	8.61
80	4.79
85	5.79	12.77
90	6.93	15.28
95	8.21	18.11
100		21.28
110	13.02

Common Names:

Name	Country	Language
Badèche impériale	Algeria	French
Badejo, Garoupa, Garoupa-chumbo	Angola	Portuguese
Toboko	Benin	Fon GBE
Mira, Serigado-Tapoã	Brazil	Portuguese
Badejete, Badejo, Badejo-mira, Badejo-quadrado	Brazil	Portuguese (Spanish)
Badejo, Garoupa-chumbo	Cape Verde	Creole, Portuguese
Comb grouper	Cape Verde	English
Badèche peigne	Cape Verde	French
Garoupa-chumbo	Cape Verde	Portuguese
云纹喙鲈, 云纹喙鲈, 雲紋喙鱸	China	Mandarin Chinese
Cherna, Mero cherna	Colombia	Spanish
Češljasta kirnja	Croatia	Croatian
Mero	Dominican Rp	Spanish
Pruunikas koonkoha	Estonia	Estonian
Badèche rouge, Mérou royal	France	French
Gefleckter Zackenbarsch, Roter Zackenbarsch	Germany	German
Piga, Πίγκα	Greece	Greek
Miktorit	Israel	Hebrew
Cernia di fondo, Cernia rossa, Cirenga, Sciaragno boccaccia, Sciaranna boccaccia, Scirenga, Scirenga mazzarotte, Tenca	Italy	Italian
Comb grouper, Rockfish	Jamaica	English
Louqous Ramly	Lebanon	Arabic
Dooth yahudi, ﻱﺩﻮﻫﻳ ﺙﻭﺩ	Libya	Arabic
Cerna, Cerna denbha dritt	Malta	Maltese
Cuna negra	Nicaragua	Spanish
Perka rdzawa	Poland	Polish
Badejo, Garoupa-chumbo	Portugal	Portuguese
لُؤز مُبقَّع بالأحمر	Saudi Arabia	Arabic
Yatant, Yatante, Yédyö, Yétöntö	Senegal	Wolof
Géjj	Senegal	Wolof (Lebou)
Mero rosat	Spain	Catalan
Abade, Cuna negra, Gitano	Spain	Spanish
Orfoz, Orfoz balığı, Tashanisi, Taşhanisi balığı, Orkinos, Orkinos, Ton balığı, Orkinoz balığı, Ton balığı	Turkey	Turkish
Mottled grouper	UK	English

World Records

Date	Record	Body	Name	Weight (kg)	Method	Location
13/08/1999	European Record	ESRA	Peristeris Emmanouil	7	Mens Speargun	Greece