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Olive Grouper
Hyporthodus cifuentesi
Hyporthodus cifuentesi, the olive grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish of the family Epinephelidae. It is found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Costa Rica and the Galápagos Islands. It inhabits deep-water rocky reefs between 40–120 m in depth.
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Description
It is described to have a convex head shape with a fusiform lateral body shape and truncate caudal fins. Its body is covered with ctenoid scales and has a distinct coloration of pale brown with a greenish sheen, fins are a darker brown than the body and have a blue-green sheen. It has a maximum length of 100 cm and a weight of around 22.3 kg.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1315285.