Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Bluespotted Grouper
Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Bluespotted Grouper
Also known as: Bluespotted Hind
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)
Distribution: Asian Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Epinephelidae (Family)
       └Cephalopholis (Genus)
        └C. cyanostigma (Species)

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