Scamp grouper

The Scamp grouper lives in the reef-associated, oceanodromous, brackish, marine, depth range 30 - 100 m , usually 30 - 100 m environment.

Scamp Groupers can be found in the western Atlantic, from North Carolina to Key West, and in the Gulf of Mexico including the southern portion of the Caribbean Sea. More

The Scamp Grouper is just one type of Grouper that can be caught offshore. The Naples area offers some of the best grouper ground for deep sea fishing. More

Scamp Grouper Fishing Information - source: myfwc. More

RSS Get the latest Charleston news via RSS Scamp Grouper is featured as Fall signature seafood item for the sustainable seafood initiative For Immediate Release, November 2005 This quarter, the SSI has chosen to feature scamp grouper as their Signature Seafood. More

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Scamp grouper is the captain’s meat. This is the grouper that captain and crews of charter boats will fight you for. They are extremely tasty. Scientists call them Mycteroperca phenax. More

SCAMP GROUPER - Scamps generally live 30 years and reach a l ength of 42 inches and weight of 30 pounds. The scamp is the smallest of the shallow water groupers. Its tail, second dorsal and anal fin has "whip-like" extensions that help to identify this particular species. More

Common names

Abadejo in Catalan (Català)
Abadejo in Spanish (español)
abadejo garropa in Spanish (español)
Badèche galopin in French (français)
Cuna garopa in Spanish (español)
Scamp in English
Scamp grouper in English
Sjuskebars in Danish (dansk)
巫喙鱸 in Mandarin Chinese
巫喙鲈 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Serranidae
Genus : Mycteroperca
Species : Mycteroperca phenax
Authority : Jordan & Swain, 1884