Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Baramundi
Cromileptes altivelis
Baramundi
Also known as: Humpback Rockcod, Polkadot Grouper, Humpback Grouper
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Cromileptes altivelis
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: West Pacific
Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Epinephelidae (Family) Groupers
       └Cromileptes (Genus)
        └C. altivelis (Species)

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