Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Spotted Drum
Equetus punctatus
Spotted Drum
Category: Drums
Scientific Name: Equetus punctatus
Size: 6 to 10 in. (15 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Sciaenidae (Family)
      └Equetus (Genus)

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