WoRMS taxon details
Epinephelus maculatus (Bloch, 1790)
273860 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:273860)
accepted
Species
Epinephelus maculates (Bloch, 1790) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Holocentrus albofuscus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Holocentrus albo-fuscus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Holocentrus maculatus Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted
Perca gigas Brünnich, 1768 · unaccepted
Plectropoma kulas Thiollière, 1857 · unaccepted (synonym)
Serranus medurensis Günther, 1873 · unaccepted
Serranus sebae Bleeker, 1854 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Holocentrus maculatus Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 96, Pl. 242 (fig. 3) [details]
page(s): 96, Pl. 242 (fig. 3) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Epinephelus maculatus (Bloch, 1790). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273860 on 2025-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serranus sebae Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Vijfde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 6 (no. 3): 455-508. [details]
original description (of Holocentrus albofuscus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 340, 384 [details]
original description (of Holocentrus maculatus Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 96, Pl. 242 (fig. 3) [details]
original description (of Plectropoma kulas Thiollière, 1857) Montrouzier, X. (1857). Essai sur le faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie. <em>Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2).</em> v. 8 (1856): 417-504. [details]
original description (of Perca gigas Brünnich, 1768) Brünnich, M.T. (1768). Ichthyologia Massiliensis, sistens piscium descriptiones eorumque apud incolas nomina. Accedunt Spolia Maris Adriatici. <em>Hafniae et Lipsiae.</em> i-xvi + 1-110. [In 2 parts; first as i-xvi + 1-84; 2nd as Spolia e Mari Adriatica reportata: 85-110.].
page(s): 65 [details]
original description (of Holocentrus albofuscus Lacepède, 1802) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1802). Histoire naturelle des poissons: IV. <em>chez Plassan: Paris, France.</em> v. 4: i-xliv + 1-728, Pl. 1-16., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705733
page(s): 340, 384 [details]
original description (of Holocentrus maculatus Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 96, Pl. 242 (fig. 3) [details]
original description (of Plectropoma kulas Thiollière, 1857) Montrouzier, X. (1857). Essai sur le faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie. <em>Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2).</em> v. 8 (1856): 417-504. [details]
original description (of Perca gigas Brünnich, 1768) Brünnich, M.T. (1768). Ichthyologia Massiliensis, sistens piscium descriptiones eorumque apud incolas nomina. Accedunt Spolia Maris Adriatici. <em>Hafniae et Lipsiae.</em> i-xvi + 1-110. [In 2 parts; first as i-xvi + 1-84; 2nd as Spolia e Mari Adriatica reportata: 85-110.].
page(s): 65 [details]
Ecology
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]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [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 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
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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 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シロブチハタ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (59 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Plectropoma kulas Thiollière, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Serranus sebae Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Serranus medurensis Günther, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus maculatus Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus albofuscus Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications) (from synonym Perca gigas Brünnich, 1768)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Holocentrus maculatus Bloch, 1790)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Highfin Grouper)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus maculatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus medurensis Günther, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus sebae Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus maculates (Bloch, 1790))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca gigas Brünnich, 1768)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus maculatus Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus albofuscus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Plectropoma kulas Thiollière, 1857)
To FishBase images (Epinephelus maculatus, New Caledonia, by Kochzius, M.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (82 nucleotides; 98 proteins)
To GenBank (82 nucleotides; 98 proteins) (from synonym Holocentrus maculatus Bloch, 1790)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus maculatus FIN033826 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus maculatus USNM 431623 lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Plectropoma kulas Thiollière, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Serranus sebae Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Serranus medurensis Günther, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus maculatus Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus albofuscus Lacepède, 1802)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications) (from synonym Perca gigas Brünnich, 1768)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Holocentrus maculatus Bloch, 1790)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Highfin Grouper)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus maculatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus medurensis Günther, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus sebae Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus maculates (Bloch, 1790))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca gigas Brünnich, 1768)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus maculatus Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus albofuscus Lacepède, 1802)
To FishBase (from synonym Plectropoma kulas Thiollière, 1857)
To FishBase images (Epinephelus maculatus, New Caledonia, by Kochzius, M.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (82 nucleotides; 98 proteins)
To GenBank (82 nucleotides; 98 proteins) (from synonym Holocentrus maculatus Bloch, 1790)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus maculatus FIN033826 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus maculatus USNM 431623 lateral view)
To ITIS
