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Epinephelus
Taxonomy
Epinephelus was named by Bloch (1793) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Epinephelidae by David (1943); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Epinephelinae by Aguilera and de Aguilera (2004); and to Serranidae by Arambourg (1927), Casier (1966), Nolf (1972), Purdy et al. (2001), Schwarzhans (2007).
It was assigned to Epinephelidae by David (1943); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Epinephelinae by Aguilera and de Aguilera (2004); and to Serranidae by Arambourg (1927), Casier (1966), Nolf (1972), Purdy et al. (2001), Schwarzhans (2007).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1793 | Epinephelus Bloch |
| 1927 | Epinephelus Arambourg p. 89 |
| 1943 | Epinephelus David p. 129 |
| 1966 | Epinephelus Casier p. 438 |
| 1972 | Epinephelus Nolf p. 144 |
| 2001 | Epinephelus Purdy et al. p. 169 |
| 2002 | Epinephelus Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Epinephelus Aguilera and de Aguilera |
| 2007 | Epinephelus Schwarzhans p. 346 |
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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.
G. Epinephelus Bloch 1793
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†Epinephelus itajara Lichtenstein 1822
†Epinephelus longispinis Arambourg 1927
†Epinephelus ovalis Stinton 1957
†Epinephelus plicatus Stinton 1978
†Epinephelus progigas Arambourg 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eocene | France | E. sp. (220174) | |
| Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | E. plicatus (41998) | |
| Lutetian | Germany (Lower Saxony,) | E. plicatus (188954) | |
| Serravallian | Slovakia (Bratislava) | E. sp. (58983) | |
| Tortonian | USA (California) | E. sp. (13300) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Venezuela ( Falcón) | E. itajara (136218) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Venezuela | E. itajara (92751) | |
| Messinian | Italy | E. sp. (210248) | |
| Messinian | Algeria (Oran) | E. casottii, E. longispinis, E. progigas (59256) | |
| Messinian | Algeria | E. casottii (186585) E. longispinis (186631) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | E. sp. (52582) | |
| Holocene | Turks and Caicos Islands | E. spp. (209855) | |
| Holocene | Italy (Sicily) | E. sp. (175523) |