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Mycteroperca Gill, 1862

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126069  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126069)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Perciformes (Order)
  11. Percoidei (Suborder)
  12. Epinephelidae (Family)
  13. Mycteroperca (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Bonaci · unaccepted (database artefact)
Mycleroperca · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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  1. Species Mycteroperca acutirostris (Valenciennes, 1828)
  2. Species Mycteroperca bonaci (Poey, 1860)
  3. Species Mycteroperca cidi Cervigón, 1966
  4. Species Mycteroperca fusca (Lowe, 1838)
  5. Species Mycteroperca interstitialis (Poey, 1860)
  6. Species Mycteroperca jordani (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
  7. Species Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode & Bean, 1879)
  8. Species Mycteroperca olfax (Jenyns, 1840)
  9. Species Mycteroperca phenax Jordan & Swain, 1884
  10. Species Mycteroperca prionura Rosenblatt & Zahuranec, 1967
  11. Species Mycteroperca profundorum Cervigón, 2011
  12. Species Mycteroperca rosacea (Streets, 1877)
  13. Species Mycteroperca rubra (Bloch, 1793)
  14. Species Mycteroperca tigris (Valenciennes, 1833)
  15. Species Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  16. Species Mycteroperca xenarcha Jordan, 1888
  17. Species Mycteroperca boulengeri Jordan & Starks, 1895 accepted as Mycteroperca xenarcha Jordan, 1888
  18. Species Mycteroperca bowersi Evermann & Marsh, 1900 accepted as Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  19. Species Mycteroperca calliura Poey, 1865 accepted as Mycteroperca interstitialis (Poey, 1860)
  20. Species Mycteroperca costae (Steindachner, 1878) accepted as Epinephelus costae (Steindachner, 1878)
  21. Species Mycteroperca dimidiata (Poey, 1860) accepted as Mycteroperca interstitialis (Poey, 1860)
  22. Species Mycteroperca falcata (Poey, 1860) accepted as Mycteroperca interstitialis (Poey, 1860)
  23. Species Mycteroperca hopkinsi Jordan & Rutter, 1897 accepted as Mycteroperca tigris (Valenciennes, 1833)
  24. Species Mycteroperca marginata (Lowe, 1834) accepted as Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834)
  25. Species Mycteroperca microlepsis (Goode & Bean, 1879) accepted as Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode & Bean, 1879)
  26. Species Mycteroperca pardalis Gilbert, 1892 accepted as Mycteroperca rosacea (Streets, 1877)
  27. Species Mycteroperca roquensis Martín Salazar, 1956 accepted as Mycteroperca interstitialis (Poey, 1860)
  28. Species Mycteroperca scirenga (Rafinesque, 1810) accepted as Mycteroperca rubra (Bloch, 1793)
  29. Species Mycteroperca venadorum Jordan & Starks, 1895 accepted as Mycteroperca jordani (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Mycteroperca Gill, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126069 on 2025-05-18
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2006-09-25 06:54:45Z
changed
Martinez, Olga
2013-01-04 15:09:25Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

Other

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

 
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