Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Dwarf Sand Perch
Diplectrum bivittatum
Dwarf Sand Perch
Category: Seabasses
Scientific Name: Diplectrum bivittatum
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 20-250 ft. (6-75 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Serranidae (Family)
       └Diplectrum (Genus)
        └D. bivittatum (Species)

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