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The Warsaw Grouper belongs to the Serranidae family. It can reach a maximum length of 226 cm for 263 kg. It can live for more than 30 years. They lay eggs from August to September. It can be fished all year round. However, fishing is prohibited all year round in federal waters.
The Warsaw grouper is the only member of the genus Epinephelous that has 10 dorsal spines, the second of which is much longer than the third. The color is a greyish brown to dark reddish brown background with many small irregular white spots on the sides. The color appears much lighter around the neck and along the posterior edge of the lid. All fins are dark brown, except for the white spiny part of the dorsal fin. The young are characterized by a yellow caudal fin; dark stool on the caudal peduncle; and some whitish spots on the body.
The Warsaw Grouper lifestyle
The Warsaw grouper has a huge mouth that allows it to swallow a prey after capturing it. Warsaw feeds on crabs, lobster, shrimps and fish.
No detailed information is available on spawning patterns or mating behavior of the Warsaw grouper. Based on anecdotal evidence from other regions and expert and scientific advice, we concluded that it probably formed a mixture of transient and resident spawner aggregations along the edges and slopes of the continental shelf. Spawning adults were caught in deep holes, notches, valleys, dumps and reefs in Oculina on the bedrock at a depth of 55 to 525 meters. Current research indicates that Warsaw groupers are probably protogynous hermaphrodites. Adults are released, multiple batch spawners with external fertilization.
The Warsaw Grouper habitat
The Warsaw grouper has a wider distribution in the southern United States than the other large grouper, the goliath grouper. Warsaw extends from North Carolina to the Florida Keys and most of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico to the northern coast of South America. The species inhabits irregular bottoms, notches, valleys and depressions, occurring in the break-up of the continental shelf in waters from 106 to 200 meters deep.
The Warsaw Grouper angling
The Warsaw grouper fishery is generally conducted by shaking the bottom with large fishing gear. Bait for the varnish grouper can be cut squid, strips of sand perch, sardines, crayfish or other small fish.
