Coral trout
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| Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède, 1802) |
The coral trout, leopard coral grouper, or leopard coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) is a species of fish in the Serranidae family. It is found in American Samoa, Australia, Brunei, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are open seas and coral reefs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Cornish, A. & Kiwi, L.K. 2004. Plectropomus leopardus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 August 2007.
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