Goliath Grouper aka Jewfish
While on the subject of groupers, the Jewfish or more recently named for PC reasons, the Goliath grouper can reach sizes of up to 8-feet and weigh up to 800-lbs. The point of this photo is a 500-pound Jewfish can easily swallow a man whole and they have been known to do so. Early in the 60’s in Florida before many of the big Jewfish were caught and harvested a number of divers went missing and it was assumed Jewfish were the culprit. I’ve talked to Navy SEALs who are more afraid of a large Jewfish than they are of a tiger or bull shark. This guy in the photo above is taking his live in his hands - not with the fish pictured but with a possible fish below. If a Goliath of this size was around there is no reason another Jewfish of the same size or bigger isn’t lurking beneath.
(via coolfishsblog)
Source: hookitfishit.com
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