ADW: Epinephelus: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Actinopterygii
        
        Order Perciformes
        
        Family Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
        
        Genus Epinephelus
        
        Species Epinephelus acanthistius (Grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus adscensionis (Butterfish)
        
        Species Epinephelus aeneus (Grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus akaara (Garrupa)
        
        Species Epinephelus albomarginatus (Captain fine)
        
        Species Epinephelus amblycephalus (Banded grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus analogus (Cabrilla)
        
        Species Epinephelus andersoni (Captain fine)
        
        Species Epinephelus areolatus (Areolate grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus awoara (Banded grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus bilobatus (Brown-spotted rock-cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus bleekeri (Bleeker's grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus bontoides (Dusky rock cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus bruneus (Kelp grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus caninus (Dogtooth grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus chabaudi (Modest rockcod)
        
        Species Epinephelus chlorocephalus (Tonga grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus chlorostigma (Brown-spotted grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus cifuentesi (Olive grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus clippertonensis
        
        Species Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus (Garrupa)
        
        Species Epinephelus coioides (Brown-spotted grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus corallicola (Black-dotted cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus costae (Goldblotch grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus cyanopodus (Blue maori)
        
        Species Epinephelus daemelii (Black cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus darwinensis (Darwin grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus diacanthus (Six-barred reef cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus drummondhayi (Calico grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus epistictus (Black-dotted rock-cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus ergastularius (Banded rockcod)
        
        Species Epinephelus erythrurus (Cloudy grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus exsul (10-spine grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus fasciatomaculosus (Rock grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus fasciatus (Banded reef cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus faveatus (Barred-chest grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus flavocaeruleus (Blue and yellow grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus flavolimbatus (Grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Black rock-cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus gabriellae (Gabriella's grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus goreensis (Dungat grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus guttatus (Deady)
        
        Species Epinephelus haifensis (Haifa grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus heniochus (Bridled grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus hexagonatus (Hexagon grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus howlandi (Blacksaddle grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus indistinctus (Somali grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus irroratus (Marquesan grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus itajara (Black bass)
        
        Species Epinephelus labriformis (Flag cabrilla)
        
        Species Epinephelus lanceolatus (Banded rockcod)
        
        Species Epinephelus latifasciatus (Banded grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus lebretonianus (Mystery grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus longispinis (Long-spine rock cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus macrospilos (Bigspot rockcod)
        
        Species Epinephelus maculatus (Blackfin cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus magniscuttis (Speckled grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus malabaricus (Blackspot cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus marginatus (Duskey grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus melanostigma (Black-spot grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus merra (Birdwire rockcod)
        
        Species Epinephelus miliaris (Honeyfin grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus morio (Brown grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus morrhua (Banded-check reef-cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus multinotatus (Brown rock-cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus mystacinus (Bigeyed grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus nigritus (Black gouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus niphobles (Snowy grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus niveatus (Grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus octofasciatus (Barcod)
        
        Species Epinephelus ongus (Lace-finned rock-cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus perplexus (Puzzling grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus poecilonotus (Dot-dash grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus polylepis (Smallscale grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus polyphekadion (Blue-tailed cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus polystigma (White-dotted grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus posteli (Striped fin rockcod)
        
        Species Epinephelus quernus (Grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus quoyanus (Bar-breasted rock-cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus radiatus (Oblique-banded grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus retouti (Brownback cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus rivulatus (Charlie court cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus septemfasciatus (Bar rockcod)
        
        Species Epinephelus sexfasciatus (Six-band rock cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus socialis (Surge grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus spilotoceps (Four-saddle grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus stictus (Black-dotted grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus stoliczkae (Epaulet grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus striatus (Day grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus suborbitalis (Seamount grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus summana (Edgeblack grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus tauvina (Cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus timorensis (Yellowspotted grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus trimaculatus (Black-saddled grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus trophis (Plump grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus tuamotuensis (Reticulate grouper)
        
        Species Epinephelus tukula (Black-spotted rock-cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus undulatostriatus (Maori cod)
        
        Species Epinephelus undulosus (Brown-lined reef cod)

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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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