Mycteroperca microlepis
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode & Bean, 1879)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode & Bean, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273880 on 2026-08-29
created: 2008-01-15T18:27:08Z
modified: 2008-01-15T18:27:08Z
replaces: 159232
replaces: 322164
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode & Bean, 1879)
class: Teleostei
family: Epinephelidae
genus: Mycteroperca
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Goode, G. B. ; Bean, T. H. (1879). Catalogue of a collection of fishes sent from Pensacola, Florida, and vicinity, by Mr. Silas Stearns, with descriptions of six new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. v. 2 (no. 74): 121-156.
name published in year: 1879
order: Perciformes
parent name usage ID: 126069
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: (Goode & Bean, 1879)
specific epithet: microlepis
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted