Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Atlantic Creolefish
Paranthias furcifer
Atlantic Creolefish
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Paranthias furcifer
Size: 4 to 8 in. (10 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 20-160 ft. (6-50 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Epinephelidae (Family)
       └Paranthias (Genus)

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