Blacktip grouper

Blacktip grouper
Adult of Epinephelus fasciatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Tribe: Epinephelini
Genus: Epinephelus
Species:
E. fasciatus
Binomial name
Epinephelus fasciatus
Forsskål, 1775
Synonyms
  • Perca fasciata Forsskål, 1775
  • Serranus fasciatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Epinephelus marginalis Bloch, 1793
  • Serranus marginalis (Bloch, 1793)
  • Holocentrus erythraeus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Holocentrus forskael Lacépède, 1802
  • Holocentrus marginatus Lacépède, 1802
  • Holocentrus rosmarus Lacépède, 1802
  • Holocentrus oceanicus Lacépède, 1802
  • Serranus oceanicus (Lacépède, 1802)
  • Serranus alexandrinus Valenciennes, 1828
  • Cerna alexandrina (Valenciennes, 1828)
  • Epinephelus alexandrinus (Valenciennes, 1828)
  • Serranus variolosus Valenciennes, 1828
  • Epinephelus variolosus (Valenciennes, 1828)
  • Serranus tsirimenara Temminck & Schlegel, 1842
  • Epinephelus tsirimenara (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
  • Perca maculata Forster, 1844
  • Serranus cruentus De Vis, 1884
  • Serranus geometricus De Vis, 1884
  • Serranus subfasciatus De Vis, 1884
  • Epinephelus zapyrus Seale, 1906
  • Epinephelus emoryi Schultz, 1953

The blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus), also known as the redbanded grouper, blacktipped cod, black-tipped rockcod, footballer cod, red-barred cod, red-barred rockcod, scarlet rock-cod or weathered rock-cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. It is the type species of the genus Epinephelus.

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