Where to fish
A destination match is not yet verified. The country records below describe occurrence, not a confirmed local fishing trip.
Explore the trip libraryLocal names
A name can refer to different fish in different places.
| Name | Region | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Yellowbelly grouper | Hawaii | Reference |
| Yellowbelly rockcod | Namibia | Reference |
| Yellowbelly rockcod | South Africa | Reference |
| Brauner Zackenbarsch | Germany · German | Reference |
| Brauner Zackenbarsch | Namibia · German | Reference |
| Cabot noir | Reunion [La] · French | Reference |
| Duskey grouper | Azores Is. | Reference |
| Dusky grouper | Namibia | Reference |
| Dusky grouper | Global | Reference |
| Dusky grouper | Socotra Arch. | Reference |
| Dusky perch | Azores Is. | Reference |
| Dusky sea perch | UK Gr. Britain | Reference |
| Galinha-do-mar | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa preta | Mozambique · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa verdadeira | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa-crioula | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa-gigante | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa-preta | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Geelpens-klipkabeljou | Namibia · Afrikaans | Reference |
| Geelpens-klipkabeljou | South Africa · Afrikaans | Reference |
| Großer Sägebarsch | Germany · German | Reference |
| Mero legitimo | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Mero | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Mero | Cape Verde · Portuguese | Reference |
| Mero | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Mero | Madeira Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Mero | Azores Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Mero | Uruguay · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero moreno | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero-legítimo | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Mero-legítimo | Cape Verde · Portuguese | Reference |
| Mero-legítimo | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Mero-preto | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Mérou | Algeria · French | Reference |
| Mérou | France · French | Reference |
| Mérou brun | France · French | Reference |
| Mérou de Mediterranée | Senegal · French | Reference |
| Mérou noir | Global · French | Reference |
| Merou ou Garoupa | Cape Verde · Portuguese | Reference |
| Mérou rouge | Tunisia · French | Reference |
| Mérou sombre | Cape Verde · French | Reference |
| Piracuca | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Riesen-Zackenbarsch | Germany · German | Reference |
| Riesen-Zackenbarsch | Namibia · German | Reference |
| Seabass | Uruguay | Reference |
Seasons
A species-wide fishing season is not verified. Use the destination guide and local agency for the water and dates you choose.
Regulations and identification
- Global — FAOLEX
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Source records
Country occurrence records
Albania · Algeria · Angola · Argentina · Azores Is. · Benin · Bosnia Herzego. · Brazil · Cameroon · Canary Is. · Cape Verde · Congo (Brazza.) · Congo (DR;Kin.) · Croatia · Cyprus · Egypt · Equator. Guinea · France · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Gibraltar · Greece · Guinea · Israel · Italy · Ivory coast · Lebanon · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Madeira Is. · Malta · Mauritania · Montenegro · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Nigeria · Oman · Portugal · Sao Tome Princ. · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Slovenia · Socotra Arch. · South Africa · Spain · Syria · Togo · Tunisia · Türkiye · Uruguay · Western Sahara
A country record does not establish local abundance, fishing access or a legal target.