WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Epinephelus mystacinus (Poey, 1852)

AphiaID

273861 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:273861)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Hyporthodus mystacinus (Poey, 1852)

Rank

Species

Parent

Epinephelus Bloch, 1793

Original name

Serranus mystacinus Poey, 1852

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Serranus mystacinus Poey, 1852) Poey, F. (1851-1854). Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés. <em>La Habana.</em> v. 1: 1-463, Pls. 1-34. [publication dates following Norman, 1938: 1-40, pls 1-8 (Nov 1851); 40-120, pls 9-14 (Apr 1852); 121-200, pls 15-22 (Oct 1852); 201-280, pls 23-30 (May 1853); 281-463, pls 31-34 (Jun 1854)]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2525137 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Epinephelus mystacinus (Poey, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273861 on 2026-07-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-15 17:27:08Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

2010-05-06 11:51:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Serranus mystacinus Poey, 1852) Poey, F. (1851-1854). Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés. <em>La Habana.</em> v. 1: 1-463, Pls. 1-34. [publication dates following Norman, 1938: 1-40, pls 1-8 (Nov 1851); 40-120, pls 9-14 (Apr 1852); 121-200, pls 15-22 (Oct 1852); 201-280, pls 23-30 (May 1853); 281-463, pls 31-34 (Jun 1854)]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2525137 [details]

Other

context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://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]