WoRMS taxon details
Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)
159353 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159353)
accepted
Species
Epinephalus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epinephelus itajarra (Lichtenstein, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Promicrops distalis Roux & Collignon, 1954 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (Lapsus calami in Fryer (1959,...)
Lapsus calami in Fryer (1959, 1968) and subsequent authors.
Promicrops ditobo Roux & Collignon, 1954 · unaccepted
Promicrops esonue Ehrenbaum, 1915 · unaccepted
Promicrops itaiara (Lichtenstein, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Promicrops itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Promoicrops itaiara (Lichtenstein, 1822) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Serranus galeus Müller & Troschel, 1848 · unaccepted
Serranus guasa Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Serranus itajara Lichtenstein, 1822 · unaccepted
Serranus mentzelii Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
Serranus mentzelli Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Serranus itajara Lichtenstein, 1822) Lichtenstein, M. H. C. (1822). Die Werke von Marcgrave und Piso Über die Naturgeschichte Brasiliens, erläutert aus den wieder aufgefundenen Original-Abbildungen. IV. Fische. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1820-1821: 267-288. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia and possibly north to Massachusetts, to Brazil, including Bermuda and the West...
Distribution Western Atlantic: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia and possibly north to Massachusetts, to Brazil, including Bermuda and the West Indies; throughout the Gulf of Mexico. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159353 on 2026-02-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serranus itajara Lichtenstein, 1822) Lichtenstein, M. H. C. (1822). Die Werke von Marcgrave und Piso Über die Naturgeschichte Brasiliens, erläutert aus den wieder aufgefundenen Original-Abbildungen. IV. Fische. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1820-1821: 267-288. [details]
original description (of Promicrops ditobo Roux & Collignon, 1954) Roux, C.; Collignon, J. (1954). Description d'une nouvelle espèce de poisson, de la famille des Serranidae, observée sur les côtes de l'Afrique Équatoriale Française: Promicrops ditobo. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> (Série 2) v. 26 (no. 4): 473-475. [details]
original description (of Promicrops esonue Ehrenbaum, 1915) Ehrenbaum, E. (1915). Über Küstenfische von Westafrika, besonders von Kamerun. <em>L. Friederichsen & Co., Hamburg.</em> 1-85. [details]
original description (of Serranus mentzelii Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7339 [details]
basis of record Hardy (Vol III), 1978 [details]
original description (of Promicrops ditobo Roux & Collignon, 1954) Roux, C.; Collignon, J. (1954). Description d'une nouvelle espèce de poisson, de la famille des Serranidae, observée sur les côtes de l'Afrique Équatoriale Française: Promicrops ditobo. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> (Série 2) v. 26 (no. 4): 473-475. [details]
original description (of Promicrops esonue Ehrenbaum, 1915) Ehrenbaum, E. (1915). Über Küstenfische von Westafrika, besonders von Kamerun. <em>L. Friederichsen & Co., Hamburg.</em> 1-85. [details]
original description (of Serranus mentzelii Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7339 [details]
basis of record Hardy (Vol III), 1978 [details]
Ecology
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] 
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]
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 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). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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 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). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia and possibly north to Massachusetts, to Brazil, including Bermuda and the West Indies; throughout the Gulf of Mexico. [details]Habitat nektonic [details]
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Promicrops ditobo Roux & Collignon, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Epinephalus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Serranus galeus Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Serranus itajara Lichtenstein, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Serranus mentzelii Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Promicrops itaiara (Lichtenstein, 1822))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Atlantic goliath grouper)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Atlantic goliath grouper)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus itajara)
To FishBase (from synonym Promicrops esonue Ehrenbaum, 1915)
To FishBase (from synonym Promicrops itaiara (Lichtenstein, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus guasa Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus itajara Lichtenstein, 1822)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus galeus Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephalus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus itajarra (Lichtenstein, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus mentzelii Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Promicrops ditobo Roux & Collignon, 1954)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (194 nucleotides; 61 proteins)
To GenBank (194 nucleotides; 61 proteins) (from synonym Serranus itajara Lichtenstein, 1822)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Promicrops ditobo Roux & Collignon, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Epinephalus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Serranus galeus Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Serranus itajara Lichtenstein, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Serranus mentzelii Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Promicrops itaiara (Lichtenstein, 1822))
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Atlantic goliath grouper)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Atlantic goliath grouper)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus itajara)
To FishBase (from synonym Promicrops esonue Ehrenbaum, 1915)
To FishBase (from synonym Promicrops itaiara (Lichtenstein, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus guasa Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus itajara Lichtenstein, 1822)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus galeus Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephalus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus itajarra (Lichtenstein, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus mentzelii Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Promicrops ditobo Roux & Collignon, 1954)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (194 nucleotides; 61 proteins)
To GenBank (194 nucleotides; 61 proteins) (from synonym Serranus itajara Lichtenstein, 1822)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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