Sea fish
Gag grouper
Mycteroperca microlepis
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- Habitat
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Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Rarely caught on a line from the shore.
Depth
30–160 m
mostly 30–100 m
Water temperature
14.3–31.3 °C
ideal 22–27.1 °C
Salinity
Full-strength seawater
21.6–37.7 ‰
Shore types
- Cove / inner bay
- Breakwater / jetty
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Rock
- Seagrass
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type medium, temperature medium
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
Before you go, check local area and method restrictions.
Species profile
- Scientific name
- Mycteroperca microlepis
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- Gag grouper
