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Updated 5/5/2026

Family Epinephelidae

TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Paranthias colonus

Male, Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, Mexico, 40 feet

PACIFIC CREOLEFISH    Indio

Feeds upon zooplankton above rocky reefs.  Attains 14 inches.  Sea of Cortez to Peru and offshore islands.  Fformerly known as Paranthias colonus.