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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Plectropomus

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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by Field, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Plectropomus areolatus (Rüppell, 1830)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Plectropomus areolatus
[Squaretail coralgrouper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 125 cm TL
Plectropomus laevis (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plectropomus laevis
[Blacksaddled coralgrouper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm SL
Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède, 1802)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plectropomus leopardus
[Leopard coralgrouper]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 125 cm TL
Plectropomus maculatus (Bloch, 1790)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Plectropomus maculatus
[Spotted coralgrouper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Plectropomus oligacanthus (Bleeker, 1855)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plectropomus oligacanthus
[Highfin coralgrouper]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Plectropomus pessuliferus (Fowler, 1904)

Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Plectropomus pessuliferus
[Roving coralgrouper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 96 cm TL
Plectropomus punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Plectropomus punctatus
[Marbled coralgrouper]
7 Species of Family Serranidae with Genus Plectropomus
(Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1830 Plectropomus areolatus Squaretail coralgrouper Indo-Pacific 80 TL
1801 Plectropomus laevis Blacksaddled coralgrouper Indo-Pacific 125 TL
1802 Plectropomus leopardus Leopard coralgrouper Western Pacific 120 SL
1790 Plectropomus maculatus Spotted coralgrouper Western Pacific 125 TL
1855 Plectropomus oligacanthus Highfin coralgrouper Indo-West Pacific 75 TL
1904 Plectropomus pessuliferus Roving coralgrouper Indo-Pacific 120 TL
1824 Plectropomus punctatus Marbled coralgrouper Western Indian Ocean 96 TL



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