WoRMS taxon details
Epinephelus macrospilos (Bleeker, 1855)
218202 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218202)
accepted
Species
Ephinephelus macrospilus (Bleeker, 1855) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epinephelus macrospilus (Bleeker, 1855) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epinephelus microspilus (Bleeker, 1855) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Serranus cylindricus Günther, 1859 · unaccepted
Serranus macrospilos Bleeker, 1855 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Serranus macrospilos Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Batjan. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 9 (no. 3): 491-504. [details]
Description Occurs at depths of at least 44 m. Feeds mainly on crustaceans (mainly crabs), fishes, octopuses, and squids.
Description Occurs at depths of at least 44 m. Feeds mainly on crustaceans (mainly crabs), fishes, octopuses, and squids. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Epinephelus macrospilos (Bleeker, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218202 on 2025-10-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serranus cylindricus Günther, 1859) Günther, A. (1859). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gasterosteidae, Berycidae, Percidae, Aphredoderidae, Pristipomatidae, Mullidae, Sparidae. <em>London.</em> v. 1: i-xxxi + 1-524. [details]
original description (of Serranus macrospilos Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Batjan. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 9 (no. 3): 491-504. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Serranus macrospilos Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Batjan. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 9 (no. 3): 491-504. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
ERM. (1998). Fisheries resources and fishing operations in Hong Kong waters. Final report. Submitted to Agriculture & Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs at depths of at least 44 m. Feeds mainly on crustaceans (mainly crabs), fishes, octopuses, and squids. [details]
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Serranus cylindricus Günther, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Serranus macrospilos Bleeker, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus macrospilus (Bleeker, 1855))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Serranus macrospilos Bleeker, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus macrospilos)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus microspilus (Bleeker, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Ephinephelus macrospilus (Bleeker, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus macrospilus (Bleeker, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus macrospilos Bleeker, 1855)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus cylindricus Günther, 1859)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Serranus macrospilos Bleeker, 1855)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Epinephelus macrospilus (Bleeker, 1855))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus macrospilos FIN033822 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus macrospilos FIN033823 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Serranus cylindricus Günther, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Serranus macrospilos Bleeker, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus macrospilus (Bleeker, 1855))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Serranus macrospilos Bleeker, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus macrospilos)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus microspilus (Bleeker, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Ephinephelus macrospilus (Bleeker, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus macrospilus (Bleeker, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus macrospilos Bleeker, 1855)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus cylindricus Günther, 1859)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Serranus macrospilos Bleeker, 1855)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Epinephelus macrospilus (Bleeker, 1855))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus macrospilos FIN033822 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus macrospilos FIN033823 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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