WoRMS taxon details
Epinephelus morio (Valenciennes, 1828)
159354 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159354)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Bermuda; strays occur...
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Bermuda; strays occur north to Massachusetts [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2018). FishBase. Epinephelus morio (Valenciennes, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159354 on 2018-04-25
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basis of record
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2018). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. , available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
basis of record (ofSerranus angustifrons Steindachner, 1864) Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2018). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. , available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record (ofSerranus erythrogaster DeKay, 1842) Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2018). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. , available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record (ofSerranus morio Valenciennes, 1828) Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2018). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. , available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record (ofSerranus remotus Poey, 1860) Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2018). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. , available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
basis of record (ofSerranus angustifrons Steindachner, 1864) Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2018). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. , available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record (ofSerranus erythrogaster DeKay, 1842) Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2018). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. , available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record (ofSerranus morio Valenciennes, 1828) Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2018). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. , available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record (ofSerranus remotus Poey, 1860) Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2018). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. , available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien
From other sources
Diet Feeds on a wide variety of fishes and invertebrates [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Bermuda; strays occur north to Massachusetts [details]
Habitat Occurs mainly over rocky and muddy bottoms. Uncommon around coral reefs. Usually rests on the bottom. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, fishery, gamefish and aquarium fish [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | rode zaagbaarsrode tandbaars | [details] |
| English | red grouper | [details] |
| French | mérou rouge | [details] |
| German | roter Grouper | [details] |
| Spanish | cherna americana | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (136 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Serranus erythrogaster DeKay, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Serranus morio Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Serranus remotus Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Serranus angustifrons Steindachner, 1864)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus erythrogaster DeKay, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus morio Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus angustifrons Steindachner, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus remotus Poey, 1860)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List
To IUCN Red List
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (136 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Serranus erythrogaster DeKay, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Serranus morio Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Serranus remotus Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Serranus angustifrons Steindachner, 1864)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus erythrogaster DeKay, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus morio Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus angustifrons Steindachner, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus remotus Poey, 1860)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List
To IUCN Red List
To ITIS
