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Epinephelus Bloch, 1793

126068  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126068)

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  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Perciformes (Order)
  11. Percoidei (Suborder)
  12. Epinephelidae (Family)
  13. Epinephelus (Genus)
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  1. Species Epinephelus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)
  2. Species Epinephelus aeneus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
  3. Species Epinephelus akaara (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
  4. Species Epinephelus albomarginatus Boulenger, 1903
  5. Species Epinephelus amblycephalus (Bleeker, 1857)
  6. Species Epinephelus analogus Gill, 1863
  7. Species Epinephelus andersoni Boulenger, 1903
  8. Species Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  9. Species Epinephelus awoara (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
  10. Species Epinephelus bilobatus Randall & Allen, 1987
  11. Species Epinephelus bleekeri (Vaillant, 1878)
  12. Species Epinephelus bontoides (Bleeker, 1855)
  13. Species Epinephelus bruneus Bloch, 1793
  14. Species Epinephelus caninus (Valenciennes, 1843)
  15. Species Epinephelus chlorocephalus (Valenciennes, 1830)
  16. Species Epinephelus chlorostigma (Valenciennes, 1828)
  17. Species Epinephelus clippertonensis Allen & Robertson, 1999
  18. Species Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus (Bloch, 1790)
  19. Species Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822)
  20. Species Epinephelus corallicola (Valenciennes, 1828)
  21. Species Epinephelus costae (Steindachner, 1878)
  22. Species Epinephelus craigi Frable, Tucker & Walker, 2018
  23. Species Epinephelus cyanopodus (Richardson, 1846)
  24. Species Epinephelus daemelii (Günther, 1876)
  25. Species Epinephelus diacanthus (Valenciennes, 1828)
  26. Species Epinephelus epistictus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
  27. Species Epinephelus erythrurus (Valenciennes, 1828)
  28. Species Epinephelus fasciatomaculosus (Peters, 1865)
  29. Species Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  30. Species Epinephelus faveatus (Valenciennes, 1828)
  31. Species Epinephelus flavocaeruleus (Lacepède, 1802)
  32. Species Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  33. Species Epinephelus fuscomarginatus Johnson & Worthington Wilmer, 2019
  34. Species Epinephelus gabriellae Randall & Heemstra, 1991
  35. Species Epinephelus geoffroyi (Klunzinger, 1870)
  36. Species Epinephelus goreensis (Valenciennes, 1830)
  37. Species Epinephelus guttatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  38. Species Epinephelus heniochus Fowler, 1904
  39. Species Epinephelus hexagonatus (Forster, 1801)
  40. Species Epinephelus howlandi (Günther, 1873)
  41. Species Epinephelus indistinctus Randall & Heemstra, 1991
  42. Species Epinephelus insularis Nakamura & Motomura, 2021
  43. Species Epinephelus irroratus (Forster, 1801)
  44. Species Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)
  45. Species Epinephelus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
  46. Species Epinephelus kupangensis Tucker, Kurniasih & Craig, 2016
  47. Species Epinephelus labriformis (Jenyns, 1840)
  48. Species Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790)
  49. Species Epinephelus latifasciatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
  50. Species Epinephelus lebretonianus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
  51. Species Epinephelus leucogrammicus (Valenciennes, 1828)
  52. Species Epinephelus longispinis (Kner, 1864)
  53. Species Epinephelus macrospilos (Bleeker, 1855)
  54. Species Epinephelus maculatus (Bloch, 1790)
  55. Species Epinephelus magniscuttis Postel, Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1963
  56. Species Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  57. Species Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834)
  58. Species Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz, 1953
  59. Species Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793
  60. Species Epinephelus miliaris (Valenciennes, 1830)
  61. Species Epinephelus morio (Valenciennes, 1828)
  62. Species Epinephelus morrhua (Valenciennes, 1833)
  63. Species Epinephelus multinotatus (Peters, 1876)
  64. Species Epinephelus ongus (Bloch, 1790)
  65. Species Epinephelus poecilonotus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
  66. Species Epinephelus polylepis Randall & Heemstra, 1991
  67. Species Epinephelus polyphekadion (Bleeker, 1849)
  68. Species Epinephelus polystigma (Bleeker, 1853)
  69. Species Epinephelus posteli Fourmanoir & Crosnier, 1964
  70. Species Epinephelus quinquefasciatus (Bocourt, 1868)
  71. Species Epinephelus quoyanus (Valenciennes, 1830)
  72. Species Epinephelus radiatus (Day, 1868)
  73. Species Epinephelus retouti Bleeker, 1868
  74. Species Epinephelus rivulatus (Valenciennes, 1830)
  75. Species Epinephelus sexfasciatus (Valenciennes, 1828)
  76. Species Epinephelus socialis (Günther, 1873)
  77. Species Epinephelus spilotoceps Schultz, 1953
  78. Species Epinephelus stictus Randall & Allen, 1987
  79. Species Epinephelus stoliczkae (Day, 1875)
  80. Species Epinephelus striatus (Bloch, 1792)
  81. Species Epinephelus suborbitalis Amaoka & Randall, 1990
  82. Species Epinephelus summana (Forsskål, 1775)
  83. Species Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskål, 1775)
  84. Species Epinephelus timorensis Randall & Allen, 1987
  85. Species Epinephelus trimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1828)
  86. Species Epinephelus trophis Randall & Allen, 1987
  87. Species Epinephelus tuamotuensis Fourmanoir, 1971
  88. Species Epinephelus tukula Morgans, 1959
  89. Species Epinephelus undulatostriatus (Peters, 1866)
  90. Species Epinephelus undulosus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  91. Species Epinephelus acanthistius (Gilbert, 1892) accepted as Hyporthodus acanthistius (Gilbert, 1892)
  92. Species Epinephelus altivelis (Valenciennes, 1828) accepted as Chromileptes altivelis (Valenciennes, 1828) accepted as Cromileptes altivelis (Valenciennes, 1828)
  93. Species Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus (Bloch, 1790) accepted as Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus (Bloch, 1790) (misspelling)
  94. Species Epinephelus chabaudi (Castelnau, 1861) accepted as Hyporthodus chabaudi (Castelnau, 1861) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  95. Species Epinephelus cifuentesi Lavenberg & Grove, 1993 accepted as Hyporthodus cifuentesi (Lavenberg & Grove, 1993)
  96. Species Epinephelus darwinensis Randall & Heemstra, 1991 accepted as Hyporthodus darwinensis (Randall & Heemstra, 1991) (Superseded original combination)
  97. Species Epinephelus drummondhayi Goode & Bean, 1878 accepted as Hyporthodus drummondhayi (Goode & Bean, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  98. Species Epinephelus flavolimbatus Poey, 1865 accepted as Hyporthodus flavolimbatus (Poey, 1865)
  99. Species Epinephelus haifensis Ben-Tuvia, 1953 accepted as Hyporthodus haifensis (Ben-Tuvia, 1953)
  100. Species Epinephelus moara (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842) accepted as Epinephelus bruneus Bloch, 1793
  101. Species Epinephelus mystacinus (Poey, 1852) accepted as Hyporthodus mystacinus (Poey, 1852)
  102. Species Epinephelus nigritus (Holbrook, 1855) accepted as Hyporthodus nigritus (Holbrook, 1855)
  103. Species Epinephelus niveatus (Valenciennes, 1828) accepted as Hyporthodus niveatus (Valenciennes, 1828)
  104. Species Epinephelus octofasciatus Griffin, 1926 accepted as Hyporthodus octofasciatus (Griffin, 1926)
  105. Species Epinephelus quernus Seale, 1901 accepted as Hyporthodus quernus (Seale, 1901)
  106. Species Epinephelus rankini Whitley, 1945 accepted as Epinephelus multinotatus (Peters, 1876)
  107. Species Epinephelus septemfasciatus (Thunberg, 1793) accepted as Hyporthodus septemfasciatus (Thunberg, 1793)
  108. Species Epinephelus ascolatus (uncertain > unassessed)
  109. Species Epinephelus maculosus (uncertain > unassessed)
  110. Species Epinephelus orientalis (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bloch, M. E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 10, published 1797.]. [details] 
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Epinephelus Bloch, 1793. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126068 on 2025-09-19
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Epinephelus Bloch, 1793. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126068 on 2025-09-19
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2006-09-11 06:44:08Z
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Martinez, Olga
2013-01-04 15:09:25Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
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Bailly, Nicolas

original description Bloch, M. E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 10, published 1797.]. [details] 

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

additional source Bloch, M. E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 10, published 1797.].
page(s): 11 [details] 
 
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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Catalog of Fishes 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus) 
To Genbank 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus FIN033736 Slide 120 mm) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus stoliczkae and Epinephelus marginatus FIN033892 Slide 120 mm) 
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