WoRMS taxon details
Epinephelus multinotatus (Peters, 1876)
218237 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218237)
accepted
Species
Epinephelus jayakari (Boulenger, 1889) · unaccepted
Epinephelus leprosus Smith, 1955 · unaccepted
Epinephelus rankini Whitley, 1945 · unaccepted
Epinephilus multinotatus (Peters, 1876) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Serranus jayakari Boulenger, 1889 · unaccepted
Serranus multinotatus Peters, 1876 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Juveniles found in inshore coral reefs, and adults are more common in deeper water. Feeds on small fishes and crabs. It has...
Description Juveniles found in inshore coral reefs, and adults are more common in deeper water. Feeds on small fishes and crabs. It has been suggested that juveniles mimic the herbivorous damselfish @Neopomacentrus sindensis@, presumably to get closer to their unsuspecting prey. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Epinephelus multinotatus (Peters, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218237 on 2024-09-24
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original description
(of Serranus jayakari Boulenger, 1889) Boulenger, G. A. (1889). Second account of the fishes obtained by Surgeon-Major A. S. G. Jayakar at Muscat, east coast of Arabia. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1889 (pt 2): 236-246.
page(s): 237 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
page(s): 237 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
From other sources
Description Juveniles found in inshore coral reefs, and adults are more common in deeper water. Feeds on small fishes and crabs. It has been suggested that juveniles mimic the herbivorous damselfish @Neopomacentrus sindensis@, presumably to get closer to their unsuspecting prey. [details]
Language | Name | |
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English | white-blotched grouper | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Epinephelus leprosus Smith, 1955)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Epinephelus rankini Whitley, 1945)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Serranus jayakari Boulenger, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Serranus multinotatus Peters, 1876)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus multinotatus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus rankini) (from synonym Epinephelus rankini Whitley, 1945)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus multinotatus Peters, 1876)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus jayakari (Boulenger, 1889))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus rankini Whitley, 1945)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus leprosus Smith, 1955)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus jayakari Boulenger, 1889)
To FishBase images (Epinephelus multinotatus, Oman, by Field, R.)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 42 proteins) (from synonym Serranus multinotatus Peters, 1876)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Epinephelus rankini Whitley, 1945)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Epinephelus rankini Whitley, 1945)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus multinotatus FIN033850 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus multinotatus FIN033851 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Epinephelus leprosus Smith, 1955)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Epinephelus rankini Whitley, 1945)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Serranus jayakari Boulenger, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Serranus multinotatus Peters, 1876)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus multinotatus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus rankini) (from synonym Epinephelus rankini Whitley, 1945)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus multinotatus Peters, 1876)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus jayakari (Boulenger, 1889))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus rankini Whitley, 1945)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus leprosus Smith, 1955)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus jayakari Boulenger, 1889)
To FishBase images (Epinephelus multinotatus, Oman, by Field, R.)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 42 proteins) (from synonym Serranus multinotatus Peters, 1876)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Epinephelus rankini Whitley, 1945)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Epinephelus rankini Whitley, 1945)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus multinotatus FIN033850 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus multinotatus FIN033851 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS