‹ Fish Finder· #476

Yellow Emperor

Diploprion bifasciatum

Bislamalos— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Yellow Emperor — photo 1 of 4
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Habitat
Reef
Max size
25 cm
Depth
5-50 m
Family
Serranidae

Diploprion bifasciatum, the barred soapfish, also known as the double-banded soapfish, two banded grouper, two-banded sea perch, two-banded soapfish, yellow emperor or yellow striped grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and included in the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

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