Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Dwarf Sand Perch
Diplectrum bivittatum
Dwarf Sand Perch
Category: Seabasses
Scientific Name: Diplectrum bivittatum
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 20-250 ft. (6-75 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Serranidae (Family) Seabasses
       └Diplectrum (Genus)
        └D. bivittatum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276176🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131458🔗

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