Mycteroperca rosacea

Mycteroperca rosacea
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Mycteroperca
Species:
M. rosacea
Binomial name
Mycteroperca rosacea
(Streets, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Epinephelus rosacea Streets, 1877
  • Mycteroperca pardalis Gilbert, 1892

Mycteroperca rosacea, the leopard grouper or golden grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the Eastern Central Pacific that occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.