Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Epinephelidae (Family) Groupers
       └Epinephelus (Genus)
        └E. fasciatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218207🔗
iNaturalist ID: 100099🔗

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