Florent's Guide To The
Tropical Reefs
Highfin Coral Grouper
Plectropomus oligacanthus
Location: Palau
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Highfin Coral Grouper
Category:
Groupers
Scientific Name:
Plectropomus oligacanthus
Size:
Up to 2.5 ft. (75 cm)
Depth:
15-200 ft. (5-60 m)
Distribution:
West Pacific
Chordata
(Phylum)
└Vertebrata
(Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes
(Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii
(Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri
(Superclass)
└Teleostei
(Class)
└Perciformes
(Order)
└Percoidei
(Suborder)
└Epinephelidae
(Family)
└Plectropomus
(Genus)
└P. oligacanthus
(Species)
WoRMS ID: 277891🔗
iNaturalist ID: 109745🔗
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