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Serranidae

103 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › › Perciformes › Serranidae

Plectropomus laevis is an Indo-Pacific reef grouper with two color phases, whose juveniles mimic a toxic puffer species.

Plectropomus leopardus, the leopard coral grouper, is a reef-dwelling protogynous hermaphrodite fish found in the western Pacific.

Plectropomus maculatus is a Western Pacific reef-dwelling grouper species with blue spots found in coastal reef habitats.

Plectropomus pessuliferus, the roving coral grouper, is a rare Indo-Pacific coral reef-dwelling carnivorous fish.

Variola albimarginata, the white-edged lyretail, is an Indo-Pacific reef grouper that feeds mostly on fish and grows up to 65 cm long.

Variola louti, the yellow-edged lyretail, is an Indo-Pacific grouper found in reef habitats between 15 and 350m depth.

Cromileptes altivelis, the humpback grouper, is a medium-sized protogynous hermaphrodite fish native to the central Indo-West Pacific.

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