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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vieille rouge | Haiti · French | Reference |
| Vieille rouge | Trinidad Tobago · French | Reference |
| Brown grouper | Barbados | Reference |
| Brown grouper | Guyana | Reference |
| Cherna | Colombia · Spanish | Reference |
| Cherna americana | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Cherna americana | Haiti · Spanish | Reference |
| Cherna americana | Mexico · Spanish | Reference |
| Cherna americana | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Cherna americana | United States · Spanish | Reference |
| Cherna de arribada | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Cherna de arribazon | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Cherna de corrida | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Cherna de veril | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Cherna de vivero | Cuba | Reference |
| Cherna de vivero | Mexico · Spanish | Reference |
| Cherna de vivero | United States | Reference |
| Cherna grande | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Cherna roja | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Cherna yucateca | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Deer grouper | Bahamas | Reference |
| Garoupa | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa de Sao Tomé | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa de São Tomé | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa vermelha-de-abrolhos | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa-bichada | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa-de-Sao Tomé | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa-de-São-Tomé | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa-de-segunda | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa-São-Tomé | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa-verdadeira | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa-vermelha | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Garoupa-vermelha-dos-Abrolhos | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Grouper | United States | Reference |
| Hamlet | Jamaica | Reference |
| Jaboncillo | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero | Colombia · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero | Dominican Rep. · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero americano | Mexico · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero americano | Nicaragua · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero americano | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero cherna | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero guasa | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero guasa | Puerto Rico · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero paracamo | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero paracamo | Venezuela · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero rojo | Colombia · Spanish | Reference |
| Mero-americano | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Mérou nègre | France · French | Reference |
| Mérou rouge | Global · French | Reference |
| Nègre | Cuba · French | Reference |
| Nègre | United States · French | Reference |
| Nogue couleur rouge | Haiti · French | Reference |
| Nogue couleur rouge | Trinidad Tobago · French | Reference |
| Piragia | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Red grouper | Bahamas | Reference |
| Red grouper | Barbados | Reference |
| Red grouper | Belize | Reference |
| Red grouper | Cuba | Reference |
| Red grouper | Guyana | Reference |
| Red grouper | Haiti | Reference |
| Red grouper | Jamaica | Reference |
| Red grouper | Neth Antilles | Reference |
| Red grouper | Puerto Rico | Reference |
| Red grouper | United States | Reference |
| Red grouper | Global | Reference |
| Roter Grouper | Germany · German | Reference |
| Tsumagurohata | Japan · Japanese | 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
- United States marine waters — NOAA Fisheries
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
Source records
Country occurrence records
Anguilla · Antigua Barbuda · Aruba · Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Bermuda · Brazil · Cayman Is. · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Curacao · Dominica · Dominican Rep. · French Guiana · Grenada · Guadeloupe · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Martinique · Mexico · Montserrat · Neth Antilles · Nicaragua · Panama · Puerto Rico · St Kitts Nevis · St Lucia · St Vincent Gren · Suriname · Trinidad Tobago · Turks Caicos Is · United States · Venezuela · Virgin Is. (GB) · Virgin Is. (US)
A country record does not establish local abundance, fishing access or a legal target.