Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Areolate Grouper
Epinephelus areolatus
Areolate Grouper
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Epinephelus areolatus
Size: Up to 16in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 30-600 ft. (10-180 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Fiji, Australia, Taiwan
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Epinephelidae (Family) Groupers
       └Epinephelus (Genus)
        └E. areolatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218204🔗
iNaturalist ID: 100077🔗

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