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Epinephelinae

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Serranidae

Taxonomy
Epinephelinae was named by Jordan and Eigenmann (1890).

It was reranked as the family Epinephelidae by David (1943), Jordan (1963).

It was assigned to Perciformes by David (1943); to Kurtiformes by Jordan (1963); and to Serranidae by Aguilera and de Aguilera (2004), Lin et al. (2017).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Epinephelinae Jordan and Eigenmann pp. 329-441
1943Epinephelidae David p. 129
1963Epinephelidae Jordan p. 691
2004Epinephelinae Aguilera and de Aguilera
2017Epinephelinae Lin et al. p. 897

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderSerranoidei
familySerranidaeSwainson 1839
subfamilyEpinephelinaeJordan and Eigenmann 1890
subfamilyEpinephelinaeJordan and Eigenmann 1890

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Epinephelinae Jordan and Eigenmann 1890
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Tr. †Liopropomatini Jordan and Evermann 1896
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G. †Liopropoma Gill 1861
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Liopropoma sculpta Lin et al. 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Liopropoma sculpta (188958)