Plectropomus laevis

Plectropomus laevis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Percoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Percoidei Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Serranidae
Subfamilia: Epinephelinae
Genus: Plectropomus
Species: Plectropomus laevis

Name

Plectropomus laevis (Lacépède, 1842)

References

• Plectropomus laevis in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2026. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• IUCN: Plectropomus laevis (Lacepède, 1801) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

• English: Blacksaddled coral grouper
• español: Mero ensillado
• suomi: Kiilameriahven
• français: Mérou sellé

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