Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Perciformes > Family Serranidae > Subfamily Epinephelinae

Epinephelus Bloch, 1793

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Epinephelus aeneus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
Epinephelus caninus (Valenciennes, 1843)
Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822)
Epinephelus costae (Steindachner, 1878)
Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål, 1775)
Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834)

Literature

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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	Bloch, M.E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin. v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Icthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle des Poissons, v. 10, published 1797.]
additional source	Nomenclator Zoologicus
additional source	FishBase, version october 2012
additional source	Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

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Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Epinephelus Bloch, 1793. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126068