Location: Palau
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Highfin Coral Grouper
Plectropomus oligacanthus
Highfin Coral Grouper
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Plectropomus oligacanthus
Size: Up to 2.5 ft. (75 cm)
Depth: 15-200 ft. (5-60 m)
Distribution: West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Perciformes (Order)
└Percoidei (Suborder)
└Epinephelidae (Family)
└Plectropomus (Genus)
└P. oligacanthus (Species)
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