Epinephelinae

Epinephelus tukula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Percoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Percoidei Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Serranidae
Subfamilia: Epinephelinae
Genera(19): Aethaloperca – Alphestes – Anyperodon – Cephalopholis – Chromileptes – Dermatolepis – Epinephelides – Epinephelus – Gonioplectrus – Gracila – Grammistops – Mycteroperca – Niphon – Paranthias – Plectropomus – Pogonoperca – Saloptia – Triso – Variola

Name

Epinephelinae Bleeker, 1874

References

• Bailly, N. (2015). Epinephelinae Bleeker, 1874. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2017). FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151758+on+2017-03-26
• Baldwin, C. C. and G. D. Johnson. 1993. Phylogeny of the Epinephelinae (Teleostei: Serranidae). Bulletin of Marine Science v. 52 (no. 1): 240–283.

• Craig, M. T. and P. A. Hastings. 2007. A molecular phylogeny of the groupers of the subfamily Epinephelinae (Serranidae) with a revised classification of the Epinephelini. Ichthyological Research v. 54: 1–17.

• Heemstra, P. C. and J. E. Randall. 1993. Groupers of the World (Family Serranidae, Subfamily Epinephelinae); an annotated and illustrated catalogue of the grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. FAO Species Catalog 16. Rome. Catalog of Groupers: i-viii, 1-382, Pls. 1-31.
• Ma, K.Y., Craig, M.T., Choat, J.H. & van Herwerden, L. 2016. The historical biogeography of groupers: clade diversification patterns and processes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 100: 21–30. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.02.012 . Reference page. 

• Schoelinck, C., Hinsinger, D. D., Dettaï, A., Cruaud, C. & Justine, J.-L.: A phylogenetic re-analysis of groupers with applications for ciguatera fish poisoning. PLoS ONE, 9, e98198. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098198

Vernacular names

English: Groupers
español: Mero
suomi: Meriahvenet
日本語: ハタ亜科
ไทย: ปลากะรัง, ปลาเก๋า
Tagalog: Lapu-lapu
中文: 石斑魚亚科

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