The Atlantic goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822), is considered a critically endangered species. Since 2002, fishing, storage, transport, and marketing of E. itajara has been prohibited in Brazil. However, there are records of fishing of E. itajara in the Brazilian state of Pará. This study recorded the illegal sale of E. itajara fillets in the municipality of Bragança, as well as fraud resulting from the substitution of one species for another. Through two distinct molecular procedures, 22 fillet samples sold as Atlantic goliath grouper were investigated. In total, 21 (95.5%) samples were confirmed as belonging to E. itajara and one was not. This demonstrates the weakness in the inspection process, which must be urgently adjusted, and it also revealed the need for a consistent, permanent, and effective program to raise awareness in the community of the damage caused by the illegal purchase and the need to preserve E. itajara.

大西洋巨石斑鱼Epinephelus itajara（列支敦士登，1822 年）被认为是极度濒危物种。自 2002 年以来，巴西禁止捕捞、储存、运输和销售E. itajara。然而，在巴西帕拉州有捕捞E. itajara 的记录。该研究记录了布拉干萨市的E. itajara鱼片的非法销售，以及因用一种物种替代另一种物种而导致的欺诈行为。通过两种不同的分子程序，研究了 22 份作为大西洋歌利亚石斑鱼出售的鱼片样品。总共有 21 个 (95.5%) 样本被确认属于E. itajara一个不是。这表明检查过程中的弱点，必须紧急调整，同时也表明需要一个一致的、永久的和有效的计划来提高社区对非法购买造成的损害的认识以及保护E的必要性。。itajara。