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==Etymology== The Atlantic goliath grouper was historically referred to as the "jewfish", and there are several theories as to the name's origin. A 1996 review of the term's history from its first recorded usage in 1697 concluded that the species' physical characteristics were frequently connected to "mainstay caricatures of anti-Semitic beliefs", whereas the interpretation that the fish was regarded as [[kosher]] food had little support.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Gould|first1=R.G.|last2=Atz|first2=J.W.|year=1996|title=The trouble with "jewfish" or what's in a name|journal=Tropical Fish Hobbyist|volume=44|issue=12|pages=172β182}}</ref> Alternate explanations include derivation from the Italian word "''giupesce''", which means "bottom fish", or mispronunciation of the name "jawfish".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=How the Jewfish Got Its Name|url=https://www.jta.org/jewniverse/2015/how-the-jewfish-got-its-name|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1927, the New York Aquarium changed the fish's name to Junefish after protests.<ref>The Jewish Tribune, Aug. 5, 1927, p. 31</ref> In 2001, the [[American Fisheries Society]] changed the name to "goliath grouper" after complaints that the [[nickname]] was culturally insensitive.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Espinosa|first1=H.|last2=Findley|first2=L. T.|last3=Lea|first3=R. N.|last4=Williams|first4=J. D.|title=Recommended change in the common name for a marine fish: Goliath grouper to replace jewfish (Epinephelus itajara)|journal=Fisheries Magazine |publisher=American Fisheries Society|date=May 2001|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299040630}}</ref>
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