WoRMS taxon details
Epinephelus guttatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
159352 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159352)
accepted
Species
Epinephelus cubanus Poey, 1865 · unaccepted
Holocentrus punctatus Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted
Perca guttata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Promicrops guttatus · uncertain > unassessed
Serranus arara Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
Serranus catus Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
Serranus maculosus Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
Serranus stathouderi Vaillant & Bocourt, 1878 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Perca guttata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Venezuela. The most common species of Epinephelus in the West Indies. Bahamas,...
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Venezuela. The most common species of Epinephelus in the West Indies. Bahamas, Antilles, Central and South American coasts [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Epinephelus guttatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159352 on 2023-11-30
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original description
(of Perca guttata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Holocentrus punctatus Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 88, Pl. 241 [details]
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]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [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]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request] original description (of Holocentrus punctatus Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 88, Pl. 241 [details]
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]
basis of record Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [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]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Venezuela. The most common species of Epinephelus in the West Indies. Bahamas, Antilles, Central and South American coasts [details]Habitat benthic [details]
To Barcode of Life (34 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Serranus maculosus Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus punctatus Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Serranus catus Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Serranus arara Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Perca guttata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus cubanus Poey, 1865)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Red Hind)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus cubanus Poey, 1865)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus arara Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus catus Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus punctatus Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus maculosus Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus stathouderi Vaillant & Bocourt, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Perca guttata Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase images (Epinephelus guttatus, Mexico, by Bryan, D.)
To GenBank (114 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To GenBank (114 nucleotides; 34 proteins) (from synonym Perca guttata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus guttatus USNM 406349 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus guttatus USNM 413215 lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Serranus maculosus Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus punctatus Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Serranus catus Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Serranus arara Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Perca guttata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus cubanus Poey, 1865)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Red Hind)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus cubanus Poey, 1865)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus arara Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus catus Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus punctatus Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus maculosus Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus stathouderi Vaillant & Bocourt, 1878)
To FishBase (from synonym Perca guttata Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase images (Epinephelus guttatus, Mexico, by Bryan, D.)
To GenBank (114 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To GenBank (114 nucleotides; 34 proteins) (from synonym Perca guttata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus guttatus USNM 406349 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus guttatus USNM 413215 lateral view)
To ITIS
