Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Coney
Cephalopholis fulva
Coney
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Cephalopholis fulva
Size: 6 to 10 in. (15 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Epinephelidae (Family)
       └Cephalopholis (Genus)

Groupers & Seabasses
Groupers

Coney

Coney (Bicolor Variation)

Coney (Golden Variation)

Red Hind

Goliath Grouper

Nassau Grouper

Candy Basslet

Peppermint Basslet

Black Grouper

Yellowmouth Grouper

Tiger Grouper

Yellowfin Grouper

Yellowfin Grouper (Young Adult)

Atlantic Creolefish

Graysby



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