Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Strawberry Grouper
Cephalopholis spiloparaea
Strawberry Grouper
Also known as: Strawberry Hind
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Cephalopholis spiloparaea
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 30-300 ft. (10-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Epinephelidae (Family)
       └Cephalopholis (Genus)
        └C. spiloparaea (Species)

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