Six-Banded Grouper
Cephalopholis sexmaculata
Six-Banded Grouper
Also known as: Six-blotch Rockcod, Freckled Rockcod, Saddled Grouper, Six-spotted Rockcod
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Cephalopholis sexmaculata
Size: Up to 20 in. (50 cm)
Depth: 30-300 ft. (10-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Perciformes (Order)
└Percoidei (Suborder)
└Epinephelidae (Family)
└Cephalopholis (Genus)
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