Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Leopard Grouper
Mycteroperca rosacea
Leopard Grouper
Also known as: Golden Grouper
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Mycteroperca rosacea
Size: Up to 2 ft. (60 cm)  
Depth: 3-160 ft. (1-50 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico
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
       └Mycteroperca (Genus)
        └M. rosacea (Species)
WoRMS ID: 273883🔗
iNaturalist ID: 106312🔗

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