The dangerous predatory grouper will not take root in the Black Sea. This was stated by a teacher at the Department of Oceanology at the Faculty of Geography of Moscow State University named after MV. Lomonosov Sergei Mukhametov, reports RIA News.
According to Mukhametov, this fish is unlikely to take root in the Black Sea due to the high salinity difference with its main habitat – the Mediterranean. In the Black Sea it is 18 ppm, and in the Mediterranean – 39. The biologist explained the announcement of the Alushta Aquarium about the award by the desire to quickly obtain a rare specimen of this fish while it is still found in the waters. Black Sea.
Before Alushta Aquarium announced Reward for those who catch grouper in the Black Sea.
Alushta Aquarium is ready to pay a reward of five thousand rubles for catching fish.
The majority of grouper species live in marine waters. All of them are heat-loving fish and choose the waters of the tropics or subtropics. There are only two species of groupers in Russia that can cause serious harm to the fauna of the Black Sea coast.
Previously at FAU was recorded The sounds of grouper fish spawning to protect themselves from poachers.