WoRMS taxon details
Epinephelus summana (Forsskål, 1775)
218238 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218238)
accepted
Species
Epinephalus summana (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epinephelus sunmana (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Perca summana Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Sebastes meleagris Peters, 1864 · unaccepted
Serranus leucostigma Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Epinephelus summana hostiaretis Whitley, 1954 accepted as Epinephelus ongus (Bloch, 1790)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Perca summana Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): xi, 42 [details]
page(s): xi, 42 [details]
Description Occurs in shallow coral reefs in lagoons or brackish water environment. No published information on the biology of this...
Description Occurs in shallow coral reefs in lagoons or brackish water environment. No published information on the biology of this species has been found. Also caught using spears. Sold fresh in local markets. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Epinephelus summana (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218238 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serranus leucostigma 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 summana Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): xi, 42 [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 Perca summana Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): xi, 42 [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 (HKRMS)
Ni IH. & Kwok KY. (1999). Marine Fish Fauna in Hong Kong Waters. Zoological Studies 38: pp 130-152. [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 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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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in shallow coral reefs in lagoons or brackish water environment. No published information on the biology of this species has been found. Also caught using spears. Sold fresh in local markets. [details]Remark Closely related to E. Ongus Randall <307>. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | summan grouper | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Epinephalus summana (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Serranus leucostigma Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Perca summana Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sebastes meleagris Peters, 1864)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus summana)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus leucostigma Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Perca summana Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Sebastes meleagris Peters, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus sunmana (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephalus summana (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase images (Epinephelus summana, Saudi Arabia, by Field, R.)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Perca summana Forsskål, 1775)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus summana FIN033895 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus summana FIN033896 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Epinephalus summana (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Serranus leucostigma Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Perca summana Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sebastes meleagris Peters, 1864)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epinephelus summana)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus leucostigma Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Perca summana Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Sebastes meleagris Peters, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus sunmana (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephalus summana (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase images (Epinephelus summana, Saudi Arabia, by Field, R.)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Perca summana Forsskål, 1775)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus summana FIN033895 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epinephelus summana FIN033896 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
