Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Sand Perch
Diplectrum formosum
Sand Perch
Category: Seabasses
Scientific Name: Diplectrum formosum
Size: 5 to 10 in. (12 to 24 cm)  
Depth: 2-25 ft. (1-8 m)
Distribution: Florida, Southern Caribbean, Gulf of America, Brazil
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. formosum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159350🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49421🔗

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