Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Atlantic Creolefish
Paranthias furcifer
Atlantic Creolefish
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Paranthias furcifer
Size: 4 to 8 in. (10 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 20-160 ft. (6-50 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Epinephelidae (Family) Groupers
       └Paranthias (Genus)
        └P. furcifer (Species)
WoRMS ID: 282084🔗
iNaturalist ID: 108614🔗

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