WoRMS taxon details
Epinephelinae Bleeker, 1874
Genus Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904
Genus Alphestes Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus Anyperodon Günther, 1859
Genus Bathyanthias Günther, 1880
Genus Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus Cromileptes Swainson, 1839
Genus Dermatolepis Gill, 1861
Genus Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Gonioplectrus Gill, 1862
Genus Gracila Randall, 1964
Genus Hyporthodus Gill, 1861
Genus Jeboehlkia Robins, 1967
Genus Liopropoma Gill, 1861
Genus Mycteroperca Gill, 1862
Genus Niphon Cuvier, 1828
Genus Paranthias Guichenot, 1868
Genus Plectropomus Oken, 1817
Genus Rainfordia McCulloch, 1923
Genus Saloptia Smith, 1964
Genus Triso Randall, Johnson & Lowe, 1989
Genus Variola Swainson, 1839
Genus Aetheloperca accepted as Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904 (misspelling)
Genus Aetholoperca accepted as Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904 (misspelling)
Genus Altiserranus Whitley, 1947 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Athaloperca accepted as Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904 (misspelling)
Genus Cephalapholis accepted as Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Cephalopolis accepted as Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
Genus Cepholopholis accepted as Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
Genus Cerna Bonaparte, 1833 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Chenia Fowler, 1958 accepted as Othos Castelnau, 1875 (synonym)
Genus Cherna accepted as Chenia Fowler, 1958 accepted as Othos Castelnau, 1875 (misspelling)
Genus Chromileptes accepted as Cromileptes Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Corvina Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sciaena Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Cromileptis accepted as Cromileptes Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Cynichthys Swainson, 1839 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Ephinephelus accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793 (misspelling)
Genus Epinelhelus accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793 (misspelling)
Genus Epinephalus accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793 (misspelling)
Genus Epinephelis accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793 (misspelling)
Genus Epinephilus accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Garrupa Jordan, 1890 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Gracilia accepted as Gracila Randall, 1964 (misspelling)
Genus Homalogrystes Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Liopoproma accepted as Liopropoma Gill, 1861 (misspelling)
Genus Mycleroperca accepted as Mycteroperca Gill, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Oligorus Günther, 1859 accepted as Maccullochella Whitley, 1929
Genus Paracanthistius Bleeker, 1874 accepted as Plectropomus Oken, 1817
Genus Petrometopon Gill, 1865 accepted as Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus Plectropoma accepted as Plectropomus Oken, 1817 (misspelling)
Genus Plectropomous accepted as Plectropomus Oken, 1817 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Priacanthichthys Day, 1868 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Serrihastaperca Fowler, 1944 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Stereolepoides Fowler, 1923 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Trisotropis Gill, 1865 accepted as Mycteroperca Gill, 1862
Genus Alphestes Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus Anyperodon Günther, 1859
Genus Bathyanthias Günther, 1880
Genus Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus Cromileptes Swainson, 1839
Genus Dermatolepis Gill, 1861
Genus Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Gonioplectrus Gill, 1862
Genus Gracila Randall, 1964
Genus Hyporthodus Gill, 1861
Genus Jeboehlkia Robins, 1967
Genus Liopropoma Gill, 1861
Genus Mycteroperca Gill, 1862
Genus Niphon Cuvier, 1828
Genus Paranthias Guichenot, 1868
Genus Plectropomus Oken, 1817
Genus Rainfordia McCulloch, 1923
Genus Saloptia Smith, 1964
Genus Triso Randall, Johnson & Lowe, 1989
Genus Variola Swainson, 1839
Genus Aetheloperca accepted as Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904 (misspelling)
Genus Aetholoperca accepted as Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904 (misspelling)
Genus Altiserranus Whitley, 1947 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Athaloperca accepted as Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904 (misspelling)
Genus Cephalapholis accepted as Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Cephalopolis accepted as Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
Genus Cepholopholis accepted as Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
Genus Cerna Bonaparte, 1833 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Chenia Fowler, 1958 accepted as Othos Castelnau, 1875 (synonym)
Genus Cherna accepted as Chenia Fowler, 1958 accepted as Othos Castelnau, 1875 (misspelling)
Genus Chromileptes accepted as Cromileptes Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Corvina Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Sciaena Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Cromileptis accepted as Cromileptes Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Cynichthys Swainson, 1839 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Ephinephelus accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793 (misspelling)
Genus Epinelhelus accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793 (misspelling)
Genus Epinephalus accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793 (misspelling)
Genus Epinephelis accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793 (misspelling)
Genus Epinephilus accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Garrupa Jordan, 1890 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Gracilia accepted as Gracila Randall, 1964 (misspelling)
Genus Homalogrystes Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Liopoproma accepted as Liopropoma Gill, 1861 (misspelling)
Genus Mycleroperca accepted as Mycteroperca Gill, 1862 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Oligorus Günther, 1859 accepted as Maccullochella Whitley, 1929
Genus Paracanthistius Bleeker, 1874 accepted as Plectropomus Oken, 1817
Genus Petrometopon Gill, 1865 accepted as Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus Plectropoma accepted as Plectropomus Oken, 1817 (misspelling)
Genus Plectropomous accepted as Plectropomus Oken, 1817 (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Priacanthichthys Day, 1868 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Serrihastaperca Fowler, 1944 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Stereolepoides Fowler, 1923 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Trisotropis Gill, 1865 accepted as Mycteroperca Gill, 1862
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Epinephelinae Bleeker, 1874. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151758 on 2023-09-24
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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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]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] 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]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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