abstract:The Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) 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.
There had been concern that the re-establishment of a predator called the Nassaugrouper would lead to a dramatic reduction in the population of parrotfish a group of herbivorous species that feast on seaweed that would otherwise overwhelm the coral.