WoRMS taxon details
Epinephelus quoyanus (Valenciennes, 1830)
218252 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218252)
accepted
Species
Cephalopholis megachir (Richardson, 1846) · unaccepted
Epinephelus gilberti (Richardson, 1842) · unaccepted
Epinephelus megachir (Richardson, 1846) · unaccepted
Epinephelus quoyans (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Perca melanocelidota Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted
Serranus alatus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 · unaccepted
Serranus carinatus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 · unaccepted
Serranus gilberti Richardson, 1842 · unaccepted
Serranus megachir Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted
Serranus pardalis Bleeker, 1848 · unaccepted
Serranus quoyanus Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Serranus quoyanus Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
Description Inhabits inshore silty reefs; there are no records from depths greater than 50 m. Feeds on crustaceans, fishes, and worms....
Description Inhabits inshore silty reefs; there are no records from depths greater than 50 m. Feeds on crustaceans, fishes, and worms. The enlarged fleshy pectoral fins appear to have resulted from its habit of sitting on the substrate. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Epinephelus quoyanus (Valenciennes, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218252 on 2025-01-19
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original description
(of Serranus carinatus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Serranus alatus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Serranus pardalis Bleeker, 1848) Bleeker, P. (1948). A contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyological fauna of Sumbawa. <em>Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (Singapore).</em> v. 2 (no. 9): 632-639. [details]
original description (of Serranus quoyanus Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
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]
original description (of Serranus alatus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Serranus pardalis Bleeker, 1848) Bleeker, P. (1948). A contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyological fauna of Sumbawa. <em>Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (Singapore).</em> v. 2 (no. 9): 632-639. [details]
original description (of Serranus quoyanus Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits inshore silty reefs; there are no records from depths greater than 50 m. Feeds on crustaceans, fishes, and worms. The enlarged fleshy pectoral fins appear to have resulted from its habit of sitting on the substrate. [details]
To Barcode of Life (70 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Serranus gilberti Richardson, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Serranus megachir Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Serranus pardalis Bleeker, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Serranus alatus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus megachir (Richardson, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Serranus carinatus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Serranus quoyanus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus gilberti (Richardson, 1842))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Epinephelus megachir (Richardson, 1846))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Serranus quoyanus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Serranus megachir Richardson, 1846)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus quoyans) (from synonym Epinephelus quoyans (Valenciennes, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus pardalis Bleeker, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Perca melanocelidota Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis megachir (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus quoyans (Valenciennes, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus megachir Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus quoyanus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus alatus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus megachir (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus gilberti (Richardson, 1842))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus gilberti Richardson, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus carinatus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To FishBase images (Epinephelus quoyanus, Hong Kong, by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey)
To GenBank (93 nucleotides; 104 proteins) (from synonym Serranus quoyanus Valenciennes, 1830)
To GenBank (93 nucleotides; 104 proteins) (from synonym Epinephelus quoyans (Valenciennes, 1830))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Serranus megachir Richardson, 1846; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2532019) (from synonym Serranus megachir Richardson, 1846)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus quoyanus FIN033866 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus quoyanus FIN033867 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Serranus gilberti Richardson, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Serranus megachir Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Serranus pardalis Bleeker, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Serranus alatus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus megachir (Richardson, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Serranus carinatus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Serranus quoyanus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus gilberti (Richardson, 1842))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Epinephelus megachir (Richardson, 1846))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Serranus quoyanus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Serranus megachir Richardson, 1846)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus quoyans) (from synonym Epinephelus quoyans (Valenciennes, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus pardalis Bleeker, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Perca melanocelidota Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis megachir (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus quoyans (Valenciennes, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus megachir Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus quoyanus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus alatus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus megachir (Richardson, 1846))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus gilberti (Richardson, 1842))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus gilberti Richardson, 1842)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus carinatus Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
To FishBase images (Epinephelus quoyanus, Hong Kong, by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey)
To GenBank (93 nucleotides; 104 proteins) (from synonym Serranus quoyanus Valenciennes, 1830)
To GenBank (93 nucleotides; 104 proteins) (from synonym Epinephelus quoyans (Valenciennes, 1830))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Serranus megachir Richardson, 1846; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2532019) (from synonym Serranus megachir Richardson, 1846)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus quoyanus FIN033866 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus quoyanus FIN033867 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
