The white grouper is a species of grouper

Grouper

Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes.Not all serranids are called groupers; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name grouper is usually given to fish in one of two large genera: Epinephelus...

 living in the subtropical eastern Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

 and the southern Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...

. It can reach a maximum length of 120 cm and a maximum weight of 25 kg.

Alternatively, the term "white grouper" is also used as a local vernacular name for several other species of fish, including the yellowedge grouper (Epinephelus flavolimbatus), Nassau grouper

Nassau grouper

The Nassau grouper is one of the large number of Perciform fish in the family Serranidae that are commonly referred to as groupers. It is the most important of the groupers for commercial fishery in the West Indies but has been endangered by overfishing.The Nassau grouper is a U.S. National Marine...

 (Epinephelus striatus), and Venezuelan grouper

Venezuelan grouper

The Venezuelan grouper is a species of fish in the Serranidae family. It is endemic to Venezuela.-Source:* Acero, A. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....

(Mycteroperca cidi) (http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/ComNames/CommonNameSearchList.php).