Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Coral Grouper
Cephalopholis miniata
Coral Grouper
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Cephalopholis miniata
Size: 10 to 16 in. (20 to 41 cm)  
Depth: 6-300 ft. (2-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Epinephelidae (Family)
       └Cephalopholis (Genus)

Groupers & Seabasses
Groupers

Coral Grouper

Harlequin Grouper

Six-Banded Grouper

Tomato Grouper

Strawberry Grouper

Flagtail Grouper

Humpback Grouper (Juvenile)

Humpback Grouper

Blacktip Grouper

Brown-Marbled Grouper

Hexagon Grouper

Honeycomb Grouper

Specklefin Grouper (Juvenile)

Specklefin Grouper

Camouflage Grouper

Potato Cod

Masked grouper

Blacksaddled Coral Grouper

Blacksaddled Coral Grouper (Dark Variation)

Highfin Coral Grouper

Yellow-Edged Lyretail

Slender Grouper

Peacock Grouper

Bluespotted Grouper

Leopard Hind



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