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title: "Bruine tandbaars"
description: "Epinephelus marginatus — Vissen. Epinephelus marginatus (Latin pronunciation: [epiːˈnepʰelus marɡiˈnaːtus]), the dusky grouper, yellowbelly rock cod, or yellowbelly grouper, is a species of fish in the grouper family, Epinephelidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/dusky-grouper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Bruine tandbaars

> Epinephelus marginatus — Vissen. Epinephelus marginatus (Latin pronunciation: [epiːˈnepʰelus marɡiˈnaːtus]), the dusky grouper, yellowbelly rock cod, or yellowbelly grouper, is a species of fish in the grouper family, Epinephelidae.

- Scientific name: *Epinephelus marginatus*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 6461
- Wikidata: [Q192167](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192167)
- iNaturalist taxon: [100119](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/100119)

## Names

- en: Dusky Grouper
- de: Brauner Zackenbarsch
- es: Mero
- fr: Mérou brun
- nl: Bruine tandbaars
- pl: Granik wielki

## Countries with the most observations

ES (2408), FR (1378), GR (816), IT (612), PT (162), TR (121), ZA (70), CY (62), HR (49), IL (49), MT (46), BR (36)

## Summary

Epinephelus marginatus (Latin pronunciation: [epiːˈnepʰelus marɡiˈnaːtus]), the dusky grouper, yellowbelly rock cod, or yellowbelly grouper, is a species of fish in the grouper family, Epinephelidae. It is found in coastal waters, primarily at the edges of the Atlantic Ocean – off western Africa and eastern South America – and also in the Indian Ocean around South Africa, Madagascar and Réunion, and throughout the Mediterranean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epinephelus_marginatus

## Photo

![Bruine tandbaars](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dusky-grouper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andra Waagmeester · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54955536

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dusky-grouper?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).