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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei
Family: Epinephelidae Groupers

Genus: Plectropomus

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Plectropomus areolatus Squaretail coralgrouper Indo-Pacific 80 TL 1830
Plectropomus laevis Blacksaddled coralgrouper Indo-Pacific 125 TL 1801
Plectropomus leopardus Leopard coralgrouper Western Pacific 120 SL 1802
Plectropomus maculatus Spotted coralgrouper Western Pacific 125 TL 1790
Plectropomus marisrubri Eastern Indian Ocean 1986
Plectropomus oligacanthus Highfin coralgrouper Indo-West Pacific 75 TL 1855
Plectropomus pessuliferus Roving coralgrouper Indo-Pacific 120 TL 1904
Plectropomus punctatus Marbled coralgrouper Western Indian Ocean 96 TL 1824



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