WoRMS taxon details
Cephalopholis urodeta (Forster, 1801)
218181 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218181)
accepted
Species
Cephalopholis urodela (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Cephalopholis urodelus (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Cephalopholis urodelus (Forster, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epinephelus erythraeus (Valenciennes, 1830) · unaccepted
Epinephelus playfairi Bleeker, 1879 · unaccepted
Epinephelus playfayri Bleeker, 1879 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epinephelus urodelus (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Perca urodeta Forster, 1844 · unaccepted
Perca urodeta Forster, 1801 · unaccepted
Serranus erythraeus Valenciennes, 1830 · unaccepted
Serranus mars De Vis, 1884 · unaccepted
Serranus mauritiae Gudger, 1929 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Serranus mauritiiae Gudger, 1929 · unaccepted
Serranus urodelus Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Perca urodeta Forster, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 333, xlv [details]
page(s): 333, xlv [details]
Description Inhabits clear, shallow waters of outer reef areas, also found in lagoons, back-reef areas, and on the reef-top. Feeds on...
Description Inhabits clear, shallow waters of outer reef areas, also found in lagoons, back-reef areas, and on the reef-top. Feeds on small fishes (68%) and crustaceans. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Cephalopholis urodeta (Forster, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218181 on 2025-03-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serranus erythraeus Valenciennes, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides. <em>Tome sixième. Livre sixième. Partie I. Des Sparoïdes; Partie II. Des Ménides.</em> v. 6: i-xxiv + 6 pp. + 1-559, Pls. 141-169. [Valenciennes is author of pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuvier 426-491. i-xviii + 1-470 in Strasbourg ed.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4436643 [details]
original description (of Epinephelus playfairi Bleeker, 1879) Bleeker, P. (1879). Contribution à la faune ichthyologique de l'île Maurice. <em>Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Amsterdam).</em> v. 18: 1-23, Pls. 1-3.
page(s): 2 [details]
original description (of Serranus mars De Vis, 1884) De Vis, C. W. (1884). New Australian fishes in the Queensland Museum. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 9 (pt 2): 389-400.
page(s): 390 [details]
original description (of Serranus urodelus Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40. [details]
original description (of Perca urodeta Forster, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 333, xlv [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Epinephelus playfairi Bleeker, 1879) Bleeker, P. (1879). Contribution à la faune ichthyologique de l'île Maurice. <em>Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Amsterdam).</em> v. 18: 1-23, Pls. 1-3.
page(s): 2 [details]
original description (of Serranus mars De Vis, 1884) De Vis, C. W. (1884). New Australian fishes in the Queensland Museum. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 9 (pt 2): 389-400.
page(s): 390 [details]
original description (of Serranus urodelus Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40. [details]
original description (of Perca urodeta Forster, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 333, xlv [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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 (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
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 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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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 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
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits clear, shallow waters of outer reef areas, also found in lagoons, back-reef areas, and on the reef-top. Feeds on small fishes (68%) and crustaceans. [details]Spelling Spelled C. urodelus in <130> [details]
To Barcode of Life (162 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Epinephelus playfairi Bleeker, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus urodelus (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Cephalopholis urodelus (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Cephalopholis urodelus (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Serranus urodelus Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Serranus mars De Vis, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus erythraeus (Valenciennes, 1830))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Perca urodeta Forster, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Perca urodeta Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Serranus erythraeus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cephalopholis urodelus (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Perca urodeta Forster, 1844)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Perca urodeta Forster, 1844)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flagtail Grouper)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cephalopholis urodeta)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus erythraeus (Valenciennes, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus playfairi Bleeker, 1879)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus urodelus (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Perca urodeta Forster, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus mauritiae Gudger, 1929)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus urodelus Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus mars De Vis, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis urodelus (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus playfayri Bleeker, 1879)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus mauritiiae Gudger, 1929)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis urodela (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis urodelus (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca urodeta Forster, 1844)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus erythraeus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase images (Cephalopholis urodeta, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.)
To GenBank (240 nucleotides; 195 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cephalopholis urodeta USNM 422981 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cephalopholis urodeta USNM 424101 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Epinephelus playfairi Bleeker, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus urodelus (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Cephalopholis urodelus (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Cephalopholis urodelus (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Serranus urodelus Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Serranus mars De Vis, 1884)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus erythraeus (Valenciennes, 1830))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Perca urodeta Forster, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Perca urodeta Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Serranus erythraeus Valenciennes, 1830)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cephalopholis urodelus (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Perca urodeta Forster, 1844)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Perca urodeta Forster, 1844)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Flagtail Grouper)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cephalopholis urodeta)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus erythraeus (Valenciennes, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus playfairi Bleeker, 1879)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus urodelus (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Perca urodeta Forster, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus mauritiae Gudger, 1929)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus urodelus Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus mars De Vis, 1884)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis urodelus (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus playfayri Bleeker, 1879)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus mauritiiae Gudger, 1929)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis urodela (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis urodelus (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Perca urodeta Forster, 1844)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus erythraeus Valenciennes, 1830)
To FishBase images (Cephalopholis urodeta, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.)
To GenBank (240 nucleotides; 195 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cephalopholis urodeta USNM 422981 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cephalopholis urodeta USNM 424101 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
