Taxonomy Profile: Epinephelus (Bloch 1793)

Epinephelus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Promicrops
Poey 1868
Common Name(s):
groupers []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Epinephelus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Perciformes
perch-like fishes |
Suborder : Percoidei
Family : Serranidae
groupers |
sea basses |
bars |
mérous |
serranidés |
cabrillas y meros |
sea basses and groupers |
serrans |
Subfamily : Epinephelinae
Tribe : Epinephelini
Genus : Epinephelus
groupers |
Epinephelus Direct Children(s):
Epinephelus itajara
(Lichtenstein 1822)
Epinephelus drummondhayi
(Goode and Bean 1878)
Epinephelus guttatus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Epinephelus morio
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1828)
Epinephelus nigritus
(Holbrook 1855)
Epinephelus niveatus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1828)
Epinephelus striatus
(Bloch 1792)
Epinephelus quernus
(Seale 1901)
Epinephelus tauvina
(Forsskål 1775)
Epinephelus fasciatus
(Forsskål 1775)
Epinephelus merra
(Bloch 1793)
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
(Forsskål 1775)
Epinephelus hexagonatus
(Forster in Bloch and Schneider 1801)
Epinephelus spilotoceps
(Schultz in Schultz et al 1953)
Epinephelus maculatus
(Bloch 1790)
Epinephelus corallicola
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1828)
Epinephelus daemelii
(Günther 1876)
Epinephelus areolatus
(Forsskål 1775)
Epinephelus acanthistius
(Gilbert 1892)
Epinephelus akaara
(Temminck and Schlegel 1842)
Epinephelus miliaris
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830)
Epinephelus aeneus
(E Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1817)
Epinephelus albomarginatus
(Boulenger 1903)
Epinephelus andersoni
(Boulenger 1903)
Epinephelus awoara
(Temminck and Schlegel 1842)
Epinephelus bilobatus
(Randall and Allen 1987)
Epinephelus bleekeri
(Vaillant in Vaillant and Bocourt 1878)
Epinephelus bontoides
(Bleeker 1855)
Epinephelus bruneus
(Bloch 1793)
Epinephelus caninus
(Valenciennes 1843)
Epinephelus chabaudi
(Castelnau 1861)
Epinephelus chlorocephalus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830)
Epinephelus cifuentesi
(Lavenberg and Grove in Heemstra and Randall 1993)
Epinephelus coioides
(Hamilton 1822)
Epinephelus costae
(Steindachner 1878)
Epinephelus cyanopodus
(Richardson 1846)
Epinephelus darwinensis
(Randall and Heemstra 1991)
Epinephelus diacanthus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1828)
Epinephelus epistictus
(Temminck and Schlegel 1842)
Epinephelus erythrurus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1828)
Epinephelus exsul
(Fowler 1944)
Epinephelus faveatus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1828)
Epinephelus flavocaeruleus
(Lacepède 1802)
Epinephelus gabriellae
(Randall and Heemstra 1991)
Epinephelus goreensis
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830)
Epinephelus haifensis
(Ben-tuvia 1953)
Epinephelus heniochus
(Fowler 1904)
Epinephelus howlandi
(Günther 1873)
Epinephelus indistinctus
(Randall and Heemstra 1991)
Epinephelus irroratus
(Forster in Bloch and Schneider 1801)
Epinephelus latifasciatus
(Temminck and Schlegel 1842)
Epinephelus lebretonianus
(Hombron and Jacquinot in Jacquinot and Guichenot 1853)
Epinephelus macrospilos
(Bleeker 1855)
Epinephelus niphobles
(Gilbert and Starks in Gilbert 1897)
Epinephelus magniscuttis
(Postel Fourmanoir and Guézé 1963)
Epinephelus malabaricus
(Bloch and Schneider 1801)
Epinephelus melanostigma
(Schultz in Schultz et al 1953)
Epinephelus ongus
(Bloch 1790)
Epinephelus perplexus
(Randall Hoese and Last in Randall and Heemstra 1991)
Epinephelus poecilonotus
(Temminck and Schlegel 1842)
Epinephelus polylepis
(Randall and Heemstra 1991)
Epinephelus polystigma
(Bleeker 1853)
Epinephelus posteli
(Fourmanoir and Crosnier 1964)
Epinephelus quoyanus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830)
Epinephelus retouti
(Bleeker 1868)
Epinephelus rivulatus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830)
Epinephelus sexfasciatus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1828)
Epinephelus socialis
(Günther 1873)
Epinephelus stictus
(Randall and Allen 1987)
Epinephelus suborbitalis
(Amaoka and Randall 1990)
Epinephelus summana
(Forsskål 1775)
Epinephelus timorensis
(Randall and Allen 1987)
Epinephelus trimaculatus
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1828)
Epinephelus trophis
(Randall and Allen 1987)
Epinephelus tuamotuensis
(Fourmanoir 1971)
Epinephelus tukula
(Morgans 1959)
Epinephelus undulosus
(Quoy and Gaimard 1824)
Epinephelus morrhua
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1833)
Epinephelus chlorostigma
(Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1828)
Epinephelus clippertonensis
(Allen and Robertson 1999)
Epinephelus peruanus
(Chirichigno F 1963)
Epinephelus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Epinephelus
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Epinephelus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Catalog of Fishes
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
Page(s):
2905
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, California, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-47-5/
Notes:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
Reference for:
Epinephelus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Shiino, Sueo M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1976-09-01 / 1976-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
Page(s):
262
Publisher:
Shima Marineland
Publication Place:
Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
ISBN/ISSN:
/0385-1109
Notes:
Reference for:
Epinephelus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Epinephelus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Heemstra, Phillip C., and John E. Randall
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1993-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Groupers of the World (Family Serranidae, Subfamily Epinephelinae): An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of the Grouper, Rockcod, Hind, Coral Grouper and Lyretail Species Known to Date
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 16
Page(s):
vii + 382
Publisher:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publication Place:
Rome, Italy
ISBN/ISSN:
92-5-103125-8/0014-5602
Notes:
Reference for:
Epinephelus
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