Epinephelini is one of the five tribes in the subfamily Epinephelinae, the groupers, which is part of the family Serranidae which also includes the anthias and the sea basses.[2]
| Epinephelini | |
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| Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) the type species of the genus Epinephelus. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
| Tribe: | Epinephelini Bleeker, 1874[1] |
| Genera | |
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Genera edit
The following genera are placed within the tribe:[2][3]
- Aethaloperca Fowler, 1904 (redmouth grouper)
- Alphestes Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Anyperodon Günther, 1859
- Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Chromileptes Swainson, 1839
- Dermatolepis Gill, 1861
- Epinephelus Bloch, 1793
- Gonioplectrus Gill, 1862
- Gracila Randall, 1964
- Hyporthodus Gill, 1861
- Mycteroperca Gill, 1862
- Paranthias Guichenot, 1868
- Plectropomus Pken, 1817
- Saloptia J.L.B. Smith, 1964
- Triso Randall, Johnson & Lowe, 1989
- Variola Swainson, 1839
References edit
- ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ a b J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 446–448. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Epinephelinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 June 2020.