Mesophotic coral ecosystems serve as habitat for commercially important species, such as the Marbled Grouper, Dermatolepis inermis, at Parker Bank.
Marbled Grouper
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Mesophotic coral ecosystems serve as habitat for commercially important species, such as the Marbled Grouper, Dermatolepis inermis, at Parker Bank.

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