Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Honeycomb Grouper
Epinephelus merra
Honeycomb Grouper
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Epinephelus merra
Size: Up to 13 in. (32 cm)  
Depth: 6-130 ft. (2-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
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. merra (Species)

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