Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Specklefin Grouper
Epinephelus ongus
Specklefin Grouper
Also known as: White-streaked Grouper
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Epinephelus ongus
Size: Up to 12 in (31 cm)  
Depth: 15-120 ft. (5-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Australia
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. ongus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218217🔗
iNaturalist ID: 100124🔗

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