Highfin Coral Grouper 
Scientific Name:
Plectropomus oligacanthus
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Plectropoma variegatum, Blue-lined Coral Trout, Blue-lined Coralgrouper, Vermicular Coralgrouper, Vermiculate Coral Trout
Group:
Fishes
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
NT-IUCN: 2008
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Federated States of Micronesia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste

Facts Summary:
The Highfin Coral Grouper (Plectropomus oligacanthus) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "fishes" and found in the following area(s): Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Federated States of Micronesia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste. This species is also known by the following name(s): Plectropoma variegatum, Blue-lined Coral Trout, Blue-lined Coralgrouper, Vermicular Coralgrouper, Vermiculate Coral Trout.


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