Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Blacksaddled Coral Grouper
Plectropomus laevis
Blacksaddled Coral Grouper
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Plectropomus laevis
Size: Up to 4 ft. (125 cm)  
Depth: 15-250 ft. (5-75 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Percoidei (Suborder)
       └Epinephelidae (Family)
        └Plectropomus (Genus)
         └P. laevis (Species)

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