Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Blacktip Grouper
Epinephelus fasciatus
Blacktip Grouper
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Epinephelus fasciatus
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 10-300 ft. (3-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Percoidei (Suborder)
       └Epinephelidae (Family)
        └Epinephelus (Genus)
         └E. fasciatus (Species)

Groupers & Snappers
Groupers

Blacktip Grouper

Hexagon Grouper

Honeycomb Grouper

Camouflage Grouper

Masked grouper

Blacksaddled Coral Grouper

Blacksaddled Coral Grouper (Dark Variation)

Yellow-Edged Lyretail

Peacock Grouper

Leopard Hind

Harlequin Grouper

Six-Banded Grouper

Strawberry Grouper

Flagtail Grouper



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