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WoRMS taxon details

Epinephelinae 
AphiaID: 151758

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Subfamily
Parent Serranidae
Source  basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904
Genus Alphestes
Genus Anyperodon Günther, 1859
Genus Batrachus
Genus Cephalopholis Schneider, 1801
Genus Chromileptes Swainson, 1839
Genus Cromileptes Swainson, 1839
Genus Dermatolepis Gill, 1861
Genus Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Gonioplectrus
Genus Gracila Randall, 1964
Genus Hyporthodus
Genus Mycteroperca Gill, 1863
Genus Paranthias
Genus Plectropomus Oken, 1817
Genus Saloptia
Genus Triso
Genus Variola Swainson, 1839

Genus Bonaci (nomen nudum)

Genus Aetheloperca accepted as Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904
Genus Aetholoperca accepted as Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904
Genus Altiserranus accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Athaloperca accepted as Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904
Genus Cephalopolis accepted as Cephalopholis Schneider, 1801
Genus Cepholopholis accepted as Cephalopholis Schneider, 1801
Genus Cerna accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Cernua Costa, 1849 accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Chenia Fowler, 1958 accepted as Othos Castelnau, 1875
Genus Cherna accepted as Chenia Fowler, 1958 accepted as Othos Castelnau, 1875
Genus Corvina accepted as Sciaena Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Cromileptis accepted as Cromileptes Swainson, 1839
Genus Cynichthys accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Ephinephelus accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Epinelhelus accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Epinephalus accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Epinephelis accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Garrupa accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Gracilia accepted as Gracila Randall, 1964
Genus Homalogrystes accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Oligorus accepted as Maccullochella
Genus Paracanthistius accepted as Plectropomus Oken, 1817
Genus Percam accepted as Perca Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Petrometopon accepted as Cephalopholis Schneider, 1801
Genus Priacanthichthys accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Serrihastaperca accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Stereolepoides accepted as Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
Genus Trisotropis accepted as Mycteroperca Gill, 1863
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151758
Taxonomic
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2005-04-07 10:08:04Z  created  Claus, Simon
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Epinephelinae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151758 on 2013-05-20
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