Squaretailed leopard grouper

(Plectropomus areolatus)

Description

Plectropomus areolatus is a ray-finned species of fish from the family of sawfish or sea bass (Serranidae).The scientific name of the species has been validly published for the first time in 1830 by Rüppell.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Actinopterygii

Order:Perciformes

Family:Serranidae

Genus:Plectropomus

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