Epinephelini is one of the five
tribes
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in the
subfamily
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Epinephelinae
Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes.
Not all serranids are called "groupers"; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name "grouper" is u ...
, the
grouper
Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes.
Not all serranids are called "groupers"; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name "grouper" ...
s, which is part of the
family
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Serranidae
The Serranidae are a large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species in 65 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers (subfamily Epinephelinae). Although many species are small, in some ca ...
which also includes the
anthias and the sea basses.
Genera
The following genera are placed within the tribe:
* ''Aethaloperca
The redmouth grouper (''Aethaloperca rogaa''), also known as the red-flushed rock cod is a species of ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea bass ...
'' Fowler, 1904 (redmouth grouper)
* ''Alphestes
''Alphestes'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae in the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias
Anthias are members of the family Serranidae and make up the subfamily Anthiinae. Anthias ...
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A–F
* (1859-1914), French rabbi
*Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881-1925), Austrian entrepreneur
*Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
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& Schneider
Schneider may refer to:
Hospital
* Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel
People
*Schneider (surname)
Companies and organizations
* G. Schneider & Sohn, a Bavarian brewery company
* Schneider Rundfunkwerke AG, the former owner of the D ...
, 1801
* ''Anyperodon
The slender grouper (''Anyperodon leucogrammicus'') 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 the only specie ...
'' Günther, 1859
* ''Cephalopholis
''Cephalopholis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae in the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. Many of the species have the word "hind" as part of their common name in E ...
'' Bloch & Schneider, 1801
* ''Chromileptes
The humpback grouper (''Cromileptes altivelis''), panther grouper, or (in Australia) barramundi cod is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is in the family Serranidae which also includes the an ...
'' Swainson, 1839
* ''Dermatolepis
''Dermatolepis'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are found in the western Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Sp ...
'' Gill
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, 1861
* '' Epinephelus'' Bloch, 1793
* ''Gonioplectrus
The Spanish flag (''Gonioplectrus hispanus'') 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 western A ...
'' Gill, 1862
* ''Gracila
The masked grouper (''Gracila albomarginata''), also known as the thinspine grouper, rededged cod, red-edged grouper, slenderspine grouper, thinspine rockcod, white-margined grouper, white-square cod or white-square grouper, is a species of mari ...
'' Randall Randall may refer to the following:
Places
United States
*Randall, California, former name of White Hall, California, an unincorporated community
* Randall, Indiana, a former town
*Randall, Iowa, a city
*Randall, Kansas, a city
*Randall, Minnesot ...
, 1964
* ''Hyporthodus
''Hyporthodus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It contains the following species, most of which were previously place ...
'' Gill, 1861
* ''Mycteroperca
''Mycteroperca'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are predatory fish, largely associated with reefs and are found ...
'' Gill, 1862
* ''Paranthias
''Paranthias'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are found in the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Ch ...
'' Guichenot, 1868
* ''Plectropomus
''Plectropomus'', commonly known as the coral groupers, is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are found in the In ...
'' Pken, 1817
* ''Saloptia
The golden grouper (''Saloptia powelli''), also known as the pink grouper or Powell's grouper, 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 anth ...
'' J.L.B. Smith, 1964
* ''Triso
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'' Randall, Johnson
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& Lowe, 1989
* ''Variola
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'' Swainson, 1839
References
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Epinephelinae
Fish tribes