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Dermatolepis striolata (Playfair, 1867) 
AphiaID: 218195

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Epinephelinae (Subfamily) > Dermatolepis (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Dermatolepis Gill, 1861
Synonymised
taxa
  Dermatolepis aldabrensis Smith, 1955
Dermatolepis striolatus (Playfair, 1867) (misspelling)
Serranus gibbosus Boulenger, 1888
Serranus striolatus Playfair, 1867
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los BaƱos, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English smooth grouper  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Comores [details]
Eritrea [details]
Kenya [details]
Mozambique [details]
Seychelles [details]
Somalia [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Tanzania [details]
Links To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To IUCN Red List
To IUCN Red List
To ITIS
Note  Description: A rare species seen on shallow waters to depths of 15 m. Morgans (1982, Ref. 6448) reports shoaling behavior in small groups (8 or fewer individuals). Examination of stomach contents reveal fish remains. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218195
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Dermatolepis striolata. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218195 on 2013-05-21
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