WoRMS taxon details
Epinephelus andersoni Boulenger, 1903
218254 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218254)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Boulenger, G. A. (1903). Descriptions of six new perciform fishes from the coast of Natal. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> v. 3 (pt 3): 63-67, Pls. 2-7. [details]
Description Inhabits rocky bottom from shallow waters to at least 50 m; juveniles are found in tidepools. Feeds on fishes, spiny...
Description Inhabits rocky bottom from shallow waters to at least 50 m; juveniles are found in tidepools. Feeds on fishes, spiny lobsters, and crabs. Sexual maturity is attained at 50 to 60 cm. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Epinephelus andersoni Boulenger, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218254 on 2025-02-14
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Boulenger, G. A. (1903). Descriptions of six new perciform fishes from the coast of Natal. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> v. 3 (pt 3): 63-67, Pls. 2-7. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]





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Description Inhabits rocky bottom from shallow waters to at least 50 m; juveniles are found in tidepools. Feeds on fishes, spiny lobsters, and crabs. Sexual maturity is attained at 50 to 60 cm. [details]
Language | Name | |
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English | catface grouper | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus andersoni)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Epinephelus andersoni, South Africa, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (519 nucleotides; 275 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus andersoni FIN033742 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus andersoni)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Epinephelus andersoni, South Africa, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (519 nucleotides; 275 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus andersoni FIN033742 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS