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Coralgroupers
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Coralgroupers

Plectropomus

Plectropomus, commonly known as the coral groupers, is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species

Leopard Coralgrouper

speciesPlectropomus leopardus

Blacksaddle Coralgrouper

speciesPlectropomus laevis

Spotted Coral Grouper

speciesPlectropomus maculatus

Squaretail Coralgrouper

speciesPlectropomus areolatus

Highfin Coralgrouper

speciesPlectropomus oligacanthus

Red Sea Leopard Grouper

speciesPlectropomus marisrubri

Marbled Coralgrouper

speciesPlectropomus punctatus

Leopard Grouper

speciesPlectropomus pessuliferus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 91154.