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Endangered and protected Goliath Grouper, Epinephelus itajara, offshore Palm Beach County, Florida, United States

Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), an endangered and protected species, on an offshore shipwreck in Jupiter, FL. This species, reaching nearly 800lbs. and 8ft. in length, has been protected since 1990 and gather every fall to spawn on ledges and wrecks off Palm Beach County, FL. This individual is scratching itself on the sandy bottom.

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Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), an endangered and protected species, on an offshore shipwreck in Jupiter, FL. This species, reaching nearly 800lbs. and 8ft. in length, has been protected since 1990 and gather every fall to spawn on ledges and wrecks off Palm Beach County, FL. This individual is scratching itself on the sandy bottom.