Broomtail grouper (Mycteroperca xenarcha) is a saltwater, brackish species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 0–60 m.
Scientific name: Mycteroperca xenarcha · Water: Saltwater, Brackish
Size: up to 150 cm
The broomtail grouper is a demersal epinephelid that occurs from mangrove areas to over the hard bottom of the continental shelf and the slope, and it prefers mangrove estuaries. Adults and juveniles occur in shallow water, with adults found to depths of 60 m. Maximum length is about 150 cm total length. It is a minor commercial species and a gamefish, with a high price category. Fishing vulnerability is very high at 83 of 100 and resilience low, and climate vulnerability is very high at 85 of 100. IUCN lists it as data deficient.
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