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Plectropomus

Plectropomus

Overview
Plectropomus is a genus of fish
Fish
A fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins...

 in the Serranidae
Serranidae
Serranidae is a large family of fishes, belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species of serranids in 64 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers...

 family.
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Encyclopedia
Plectropomus is a genus of fish
Fish
A fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins...

 in the Serranidae
Serranidae
Serranidae is a large family of fishes, belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species of serranids in 64 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers...

 family.

Species

  • Plectropomus areolatus, Squaretail coralgrouper (Rüppell, 1830)
  • Plectropomus laevis
    Plectropomus laevis
    The blacksaddled coralgrouper, Plectropomus laevis, is a grouper from the Indo-Pacific that occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 125cm in length....

    , Blacksaddled coralgrouper (Lacepède, 1801)
  • Plectropomus leopardus, Leopard coralgrouper (Lacepède, 1802)
  • Plectropomus maculatus, Spotted coralgrouper (Bloch, 1790)
  • Plectropomus oligacanthus, Highfin coralgrouper (Bleeker, 1854)
  • Plectropomus pessuliferus, Roving coralgrouper (Fowler, 1904)
  • Plectropomus punctatus, Marbled coralgrouper (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)