FDA Seafood List: accepted market name
Consumption evidenceEpinephelus striatus
No recipe is shown without a verified published source.
Risk and retention alerts
Cooking or freezing does not reliably eliminate ciguatoxins. Check current local public-health advice before eating the catch.
Protected status, seasons and retention rules vary locally. Verify the current fishery authority before keeping the fish.
Western Atlantic
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Epinephelus striatus
Sources and review date
Catalog review date: 2026-09-14
Source records retained from the catalog; normalization does not constitute a new scientific review.
Taxonomy and distribution · 2026-09-14
Consumption evidence · 2026-09-14
Photo, conservation and cleaning review dates: Not recorded
Identification photos are reference lookups by scientific name, not independently verified identification certificates.
Food-use evidence does not establish that a particular catch is safe or legal. Verify identification, current retention rules and local consumption advisories. A recipe is shown only when a suitable published source has been reviewed. Check local rules; retention is not verified for a specific catch