Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Flagtail Grouper
Cephalopholis urodeta
Flagtail Grouper
Also known as: Darkfin Hind
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Cephalopholis urodeta
Size: 6 to 11 in. (15 to 28 cm)  
Depth: 3-180 ft. (1-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, 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
       └Cephalopholis (Genus)
        └C. urodeta (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218181🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97007🔗

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