Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Hexagon Grouper
Epinephelus hexagonatus
Hexagon Grouper
Also known as: Wirenet Rockcod
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Epinephelus hexagonatus
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
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. hexagonatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218232🔗
iNaturalist ID: 100106🔗

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