Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Starry Grouper
Epinephelus labriformis
Starry Grouper
Also known as: Flag Cabrilla
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Epinephelus labriformis
Size: Up to 14 in. (36 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Peru
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. labriformis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273858🔗
iNaturalist ID: 67529🔗

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