Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

High Hat
Pareques acuminatus
High Hat
Category: Drums
Scientific Name: Pareques acuminatus
Size: 5 to 9 in. (12 to 23 cm)  
Depth: 15-60 ft. (5-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Sciaenidae (Family)
      └Pareques (Genus)
       └P. acuminatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 282139🔗
iNaturalist ID: 52293🔗

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