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Epinephelus epistictus
(Temminck & Schlegel 1843)
Epinephelus epistictus
was originally described as
Serranus epistictus
by Temminck & Schlegel in 1843. It belongs to the family
Serranidae
and subfamily
Epinephelinae
. It is commonly known as Dotted grouper but has many other common names such as in Australia as Spottedback grouper, in Japan as Komon-hata, in South Africa as Brown rockcod, in Mozambique as Garoupa pálida, in Djibouti as Diri, in Djibouti as Mérou pâle.
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It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East and South Africa east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Korea, southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northwestern Australia.
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epistictus
AuthorWI
Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.]
AuthorNI
Temminck & Schlegel
Qualification
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Year
1843
Status
Valid
Class
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes
Order
Perciformes
Perciformes
Family
Serranidae
Subfamily
Epinephelinae
Epinephelinae
Genus
Epinephelus
Subgenus
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Class
Osteichthyes
Order
Perciformes
Family
Serranidae
Subfamily
Epinephelinae
Genus
Epinephelus
Original Name
Serranus
Taxon Name
epistictus
Original Combination
Serranus epistictus
Original Genus
Serranus
Original Genus Species
Serranus epistictus
OriginalSubGenus
Serranus
Original Author
Temminck & Schlegel
Original AuthorWI
Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.]
Original Qualification
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Original Year
1843
Original Family
Serranidae
Original SubFamily
Epinephelinae
Original Level
species
Type Locality
Nagasaki, Japan.
Type Catalogue
Type information: Boeseman 1947:24 [ref. 12876].
Primary Code
Holotype (unique)
Primary Type
RMNH D88 (stuffed)
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SubSpecies AuthorWI
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Original QualificationSS
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Current Subspecies AuthorWI
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Current Genus Species
Epinephelus epistictus
Current Species
epistictus
Current Genus
Epinephelus
Current AuthorWI
Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.]
Current AuthorNI
Temminck & Schlegel
Current Year
1843
Current Family
Serranidae
Current Subfamily
Epinephelinae
Epinephelinae
Habitat
demersal
Water
Salt water
Depth Range
From 71 to 290 meters.
Distribution
Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East and South Africa east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Korea, southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to northwestern Australia.
Current Summary
Valid as
Epinephelus epistictus
(Temminck & Schlegel 1843). Serranidae: Epinephelinae.
Name History
• Valid as
Epinephelus epistictus
(Temminck & Schlegel 1843) -- (Dor 1984:99 [ref. 29757], Katayama in Masuda et al. 1984:131 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:494 [ref. 12442], Lee 1990:43 [ref. 19830], Randall & Heemstra 1991:137 [ref. 19601], Baranes & Golani 1993:306 [ref. 22372], Heemstra & Randall 1993:143 [ref. 21042], Goren & Dor 1994:25 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:130 [ref. 22896], Carpenter et al. 1997:144 [ref. 23922], Chen et al. 1997:46 [ref. 26476] dated 1843, Heemstra & Randall 1999:2496 [ref. 24815], Nakabo 2000:720 [ref. 25086], Krupp et al. 2000:328 [ref. 25117], Randall in Randall & Lim 2000:609 [ref. 25122], Sadovy & Cornish 2000:75 [ref. 25480], Hutchins 2001:30 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:720 [ref. 26001], Youn 2002:309, 591 [ref. 26218], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S104 [ref. 27377], Hoese et al. 2006:1010 [ref. 28999], Al-Mukhtar et al. 2011:136 [ref. 31710], Craig et al. 2011:129 [ref. 31786], Larson et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32988]).
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Status
abdominalis
Epinephelus abdominalis
(Peters [W. C. H.] 1855)
Synonym
acanthistius
Epinephelus acanthistius
(Gilbert [C. H.] 1892)
Synonym
acutirostris
Epinephelus acutirostris
(Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828)
Synonym
adscensionis
Epinephelus adscensionis
(Osbeck [P.] 1765)
Valid
aeneus
Epinephelus aeneus
(Geoffroy St. Hilaire [E.] 1817)
Valid
aenus
Epinephelus aenus
(Geoffroy St. Hilaire [E.] 1817)
Spelling
afer
Epinephelus afer
Bloch [M. E.] 1793
Synonym
akaara
Epinephelus akaara
(Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1843)
Valid
alatus
Epinephelus alatus
(Alleyne [H. G.] & Macleay [W.] 1877)
Synonym
albimaculatus
Epinephelus albimaculatus
Seale [A.] 1910
Synonym
albofuscus
Epinephelus albofuscus
(Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802)
Synonym
alboguttatus
Epinephelus alboguttatus
(Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828)
Synonym
albomarginatus
Epinephelus albomarginatus
Boulenger [G. A.] 1903
Valid
albopunctulatus
Epinephelus albopunctulatus
Boulenger [G. A.] 1895
Synonym
alexandrinus
Epinephelus alexandrinus
(Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828)
Synonym
altivelioides
Epinephelus altivelioides
(Bleeker [P.] 1849)
Synonym
amblycephalus
Epinephelus amblycephalus
(Bleeker [P.] 1857)
Valid
amboinensis
Epinephelus amboinensis
Bleeker [P.] 1852
Action
analogus
Epinephelus analogus
Gill [T. N.] 1863
Valid
andersoni
Epinephelus andersoni
Boulenger [G. A.] 1903
Valid
angularis
Epinephelus angularis
(Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828)
Synonym
angustifrons
Epinephelus angustifrons
(Steindachner [F.] 1864)
Synonym
ara
Epinephelus ara
(Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1843)
Synonym
arara
Epinephelus arara
(Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1828)
Synonym
areolatus
Epinephelus areolatus
(Forsskål [P. S.] 1775)
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