DUSKY GROUPER / MERO

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Meros of Madeira / Porto Santo
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The dusky grouper is a solitary fish. It likes to live alone in rocks, at depths from the coast to 300 meters, but it's rare to find it below 60 meters. It has a barometric distribution, where the younger specimens are found near the coast and the older ones at the depths.
It normally has one cave considered as home and several other caves as temporary refuges. Its home has a minimum of two exits, and a size slightly bigger than the grouper, so no bigger animal can enter in. In case of biting attack or other force to extract it, the grouper opens its mouth, and the operculum spines wedge it inside the cave.
It can be found in the Mediterranean, the African west coast and the coast of Brazil. It is rare in the waters of the western Indian ocean, Uruguay, Argentina, north of France and the British Isles.

[@elle-iza]

He's an impressive fish and that must have been an amazing encounter. But he has the same facial expression as my teenage daughter when I tell her to clean up her room / do her homework / go for a walk. I wouldn't be surprised if he'd open his mouth and said in a very annoyed, mewling voice: "Ugh, moohoooommmmm....!"
(I love you, daughter!)

[@saltykrug]

I had a Panther Grouper in a large aqarium once, raised from a baby. I could just stick my hand in the tank and she would run right up into it to be pet. Hand feeding was no problem either and she knew the difference, never bit me.

[@RamonDepredador]

El segundo 049 me ha llegado al alma , el buceador tocando el mero y mirandolo a los ojos, eso no tiene precio, me ha dejado sin palabras

[@chacaldabe]

que video mas bonito no tiene precio lo que tiene k estar sintiendo ese buceador

[@abelrios3927]

Wonderful melody for a beautiful creature like this!

[@gogoimage]

Tanks!! ;)

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Fish are amazing!

[@gonza-fish5280]

Maravilloso amigo la experiencia con el pez Mero, like

[@collinremmers3977]

Thanks for sharing this beatiful expierence with us landlocked Divers!

[@jclermond]

I love this video. This is always what I imagined myself experiencing. My time will come. Stay safe.

[@gogoimage]

A garoupa-verdadeira, garoupa-crioula, mero legítimo ou piracuca (Epinephelus marginatus) é um peixe que pertence à família Serranidae. Como pode Ver Marcelo Falcão, o nome muda dependendo da região. Na ilha da Madeira o nome é Mero, Obrigado pelo Comentário. ;)

[@RamonDepredador]

el momento del buceador tocando el mero y mirandolo a los ojos no tiene precio

[@NekoChanIV]

they look so peaceful :D :3

[@sebastianmicelidemajo5017]

Good video we should be protecting these rare fish and not kill them like some people do and very good video

[@tonggi]

nice video, crazy you were able to get so close to pet it. also grouper tastes so delicious!

[@llOrteg4ll]

Nice vide :) this fishs are very docile when they are in good deep.

[@malditohumano7979]

que pez tan majestuoso y bueno se ve que es ,muy bonito cuando el buceador lo acaricia (:el mar es de lo mas bonito que hay ,un saludo

[@RUDYAKAHALIBU77]

That reminds me of an Oscar my brother had when we were kids, but on super growth hormones cool footage . I'd actually would find it more exciting to dive and touch one than use a hook line and sinker.

[@7S00M]

ooooh god i can catch it by hands .... we have many grouper in our country and i like grouper very much its so delicious

[@MrHenrykun]

0:42 the grouper is like "okay I know I'm cool o.O!"

[@obone01]

Awesome fish! Surely tempting fate a bit though at 0:38!

[@sidneyoliveira994]

sou apaixonado por estes peixes mero

[@hualacesantos5248]

peixe muito bonito nuca ve um na minha vida !!!!! e olhe que eu mergulho

[@SousaJohnny]

Este naufragio e onde?
Parece me um mergulho lindo

[@poseidonalgeciras]

Que bonito es el mero , beautifull fichs

[@charlescors78]

Simplesmente maravilhoso!

[@aim4themedic25]

Amazing video... wonderful editing

[@gogoimage]

:) Gracias Ramon

[@Pedrusko]

Thanks for sharing this.
As said before, grounded divers appreciate it. :)

[@deschutesmaple4520]

Save the groupers! Incredible creatures :-)

[@marcoswake]

HERMOSO BEAUTIFUL HERMOSO...

[@zMalhah]

Ohhhhh now this is a cute fish

[@danielguedesdoreste5110]

Muy bonitooo

[@MarceloRankel]

Que maravilha de vídeo!

[@marcospaulojuniorsosenhore2358]

Muito belo este animal. Eu não sei como tem gente capaz de cometer tamanha covardia em mata um peixe desse.

[@sic81]

Por isso deve se respeitar as reservas ecológicas e os períodos de reprodução

[@russg1801]

We need a lot MORE groupers, and a lot FEWER lionfish!

[@ErnestoTani]

For a Golliath Grouper it's simple. "You can't hurt me, I'LL can't eat you, you don't eat my food. And so. you're my friend".

[@Stefancupic]

not only that it can be eaten but its freaking delicious.

[@yol151yol]

Sublime !!!

[@heldermedeiros3870]

Muito bonito

[@lawrencegrant8235]

Beautiful!

[@gogoimage]

Tanks Lawrence! :)

[@ericnorine]

très belle video

[@JuanAntonioBullo-of2cx]

De la tierra el cordero,y del mar el mero😅 sabroso Mero 😊

[@NicoNicoNao]

beautiful fish

[@44johnconnor]

qu'il est beau ce mérou

[@octopussy51]

Bellissimo !!!

[@robertocara1377]

meraviglioso.............

[@Phoenicion]

Mmmm, yummy, I always fish them. they taste delicious

[@canonbhr]

we called it in bahrain "hamour" and its the most expensiv and delicious fish in the arab gulf especially the young one's

[@ElNaturopataTV]

Pretty Mero!

[@mimichan9102]

Ohh !! very cute >

[@monono2010]

BEAUTIFUL

[@bossphonetv5702]

such a great video

[@gogoimage]

Thanks!!! ;)

[@harryjuselius]

Awesome ...well done...hj.

[@rogerAist]

lindo vídeo !

[@SousaJohnny]

A captura do mero em caça submarina tambem e proibida na madeira?

[@dSukin]

for some reason i want to hug that fish

[@hellohello2738]

O what a nice grouper its so cute!nice music can anyone please tell me what this music is please?peace people peace😁👍✌

[@Lahbib-ox1uy]

nice video

[@krazykrycek]

Awesome!

[@Rvh1]

Wonderful video! What is the name of this song?

[@gogoimage]

Canon ;)

[@dantheman2887]

How awesome is it to pet a grouper.....

[@ninoachcar9426]

Belas imagens de interação entre o grande peixe e o humano .

[@sahly778]

thank you

[@tattoosoul123]

thank you bro

[@SousaJohnny]

@daroostaisback boas
perguntei pk tinha a ideia que aqui a uns anos nao era poibida em portugal continental.
mas sim amigo concordo plenamente e muito mau proibirem a captura do animal por um metodo de pesca e o deixarem exposto a outros bem mais destructivos.
este e um animal que merece ser respeitado
cumprimentos dos açores

[@trafalgardwaterlaw1799]

Very nice

[@gogoimage]

;)

[@Skymaster359]

Una cosa es lo que parece ser ( un tranquilo y pacífico pez ) y lo otro que es un pez muy feroz y " no es doméstico ", fácilmente le puede arrancar un brazo

[@ewilddog]

wow that was amazing how come they so friendly though they let u shoot their feeding? that was cool

[@gabrielechimico]

ahhhhhhhhh BELLISSIMOOOOOOO

[@drCasey555]

hell yes they taste good, but hard to catch cause they look strong

[@mattbaxter1413]

aside from u actualy touching the fish Great video

[@theo1996KTM]

RESPECT FISH ! !!

[@marcelofalcao8178]

muito lindo,mas não são meros.,são garoupas e grandes.

[@italozanella]

mero um lindo peixe!

[@hannanahmed4619]

awesome

[@Angry.General1461]

They should of named it the Goliath Bass. It looks like a giant small mouth bass.

[@vindrn9610]

Video favoloso :)

[@vitoriaautomacao]

LINDO!

[@JosephChambers]

and its good. Had some today!

[@geover330]

0:40 HOLY CRAP!

[@byrn]

Err - look under the likes/dislikes bar? :P
It's also sometimes just referred to as Pachbel's canon.

[@edribaspara]

Muito bom!!!

[@Carlinhos-sf1jk]

Boas notas. as de cenzonas

[@Je7aime]

Grouper meat is so great.

[@cdanieljjfantin4535]

the music is pachelbel - canon

[@sebastianmicelidemajo5017]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@JoshuaV1P]

beauty fish

[@purplebulbul]

Awesoooooome

[@Diamandis303]

time for SPEARFISHING...YEA@!!!!!!

[@chelseaveck]

Can that kind of fish be eaten?

[@danielsantana4128]

Does anyone know the name of the music played in this video?

[@nellyl5620]

What kind of underwater camera or editing system are you using for this fiim?

[@gogoimage]

yes....

[@digitalportugal]

É uma ideia, pequenos videos só com um espécie para o pessoal conhecer os peixes individualmente :)

[@xCheshirx]

Lmao why did you use that wedding song hahahs

[@mrexists5400]

yes, and is tasty

[@blackydivk9566]

I used to spearfishing but when I saw this I was discouraged

[@younes3122]

dear mérou : when i see you ruuunnn 😈😈😈

[@zookiper]

@NikosAndrianos ότι και να πεις έχεις δίκιο..

[@fairymairah]

it seems cool but if people want to risk their lives swimming in that big ocean. than watch out for sharks