Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Pacific creolefish
Cephalopholis colonus
Pacific creolefish
Category: Groupers
Scientific Name: Cephalopholis colonus
Synonyms: Paranthias colonus
Size: Up to  
Depth: 10-200 ft. (3-60 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Peru
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Epinephelidae (Family)
       └Cephalopholis (Genus)
        └C. colonus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1750630🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1439800🔗

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