Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Pacific Highhat
Pareques viola
Pacific Highhat
Category: Drums
Scientific Name: Pareques viola
Size: 4 to 8 in. (10 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Sciaenidae (Family) Drums
      └Pareques (Genus)
       └P. viola (Species)
WoRMS ID: 282144🔗
iNaturalist ID: 108760🔗

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