Frequently Asked Questions
EPENEPHELUS PLASTICUS / BURLAPUS
(…The Square Grouper)
SIZE: 3’(91 cm) to 28″(71 cm) firmly compressed and square-like in appearance. WEIGHT: Average weight 50 lbs.
COLOR: Greenish brown with scattered dark spots. Often observed with chain like hemp colored lines running dorsal to ventral and horizontally around the entire fish.
COMMENTS: The Square Grouper is one of the most commercially important and prized groupers of The Florida Keys waters. It is not very wary and often caught by hand and just hauled into the boat in this manner. It is a popular sport fish and often occurs in accessible areas. Consequently, the Square Grouper has declined in number and is now protected in the Florida Keys. Often identified by the common Latin names such as Potus, Weedus, Dopus, Gonjus, Cannibus & Marijuanabus, this prized fish often brought up to $25,000 a square!
REFERENCE: The Common Grouper Journal AUTHOR: Captain George Gonnasmokeumup
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