Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Graysby
Cephalopholis cruentata
Graysby
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Cephalopholis cruentata
Size: 6 to 10 in. (15 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
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. cruentata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 279146🔗
iNaturalist ID: 96991🔗

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