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Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Bloch, M. E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 10, published 1797.].

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Perciformes
family
Serranidae
genus
Epinephelus
species
Epinephelus merra

Name

Synonyms
Cephalopholis merra (Bloch, 1793)
Ephinephelus merra Bloch, 1793
Epinephalus merra Bloch, 1793
Epinephilus merra Bloch, 1793
Serranus merra (Bloch, 1793)
Homonyms
Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793
Common names
Abo-abo in language.
Ako in language.
Alatan in Tagalog
Alovo in language.
Baghak in language.
Bantol in language.
Bantulon in language.
Baraka in Tagalog
Baraka in language.
Bato-bato in language.
Batol in language.
Bikage-bars in Danish
Birdwire rockcod in English
Black-spotted rock-cod in English
Bontoo in Telugu
Bulang in language.
Bwaloi in language.
Ca song cham to ong in Vietnamese
Chemirchorch in language.
Common birdwire rockcod in English
Coral cod in English
Cá Mú chấm tổ ong in Vietnamese
Do kuëë in language.
Domaine in language.
Dwarf spotted grouper in English
Dwarf spotted rockcod in English
Dwarf spotted rockcod in English
Dwarf spotted rockcod in English
Dwarf spotter grouper in English
Dwarf-spotted rockcod in English
Eve in language.
Faeta in Tahitian
Faroa in Tahitian
Fullichammam in Malayalam
Galiyeshoal in language.
Garea in language.
Garoupa panaleira in Portuguese
Gatala-aloalo in Samoan
Gatala-pulepule in Samoan
Gerape musang in language.
Geurape musang in language.
Griffin in language.
Hamoor in Arabic
Heuningkoek-klipkabeljou in Afrikaans
Hiila in language.
Honeycomb cod in English
Honeycomb cod in English
Honeycomb cod in English
Honeycomb cod in English
Honeycomb grouper in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Bloch, M. E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 10, published 1797.].
  2. Bloch, M. E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 10, published 1797.].
  3. Bloch, M. E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 7: i-xiv + 1-144, Pls. 325-360. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 10, published 1797.].
  4. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  5. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  6. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  7. Heemstra, Phillip C., and John E. Randall, 1993: Groupers of the World (Family Serranidae, Subfamily Epinephelinae): An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of the Grouper, Rockcod, Hind, Coral Grouper and Lyretail Species Known to Date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 16. vii + 382.
  8. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  9. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  10. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
  11. Zenetos, A., Gofas, S., Morri, C., Rosso, A, Violanti, D., Garcia Raso, J. E., Cinar, M. E., Almogi-Labin, A., Ates, A. S., Azzurro, E., Ballesteros, E., Bianchi, C. N., Bilecenoglu, M., Gambi, M. C., Giangrande, A., Gravili, C., Hyams-Kaphzan, O., Karachle, P. K., Katsanevakis, S., Lipej, L., Mastrototaro, F., Mineur, F., Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M. A., Ramos Espla, A., Salas, C., San Martin, G., Sfriso, A., Streftaris, N., and Verlaque, M. (2012). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2012. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part 2. Introduction trends and pathways. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 13(2): 328-352.
  12. Zenetos, A., Gofas, S., Morri, C., Rosso, A, Violanti, D., Garcia Raso, J. E., Cinar, M. E., Almogi-Labin, A., Ates, A. S., Azzurro, E., Ballesteros, E., Bianchi, C. N., Bilecenoglu, M., Gambi, M. C., Giangrande, A., Gravili, C., Hyams-Kaphzan, O., Karachle, P. K., Katsanevakis, S., Lipej, L., Mastrototaro, F., Mineur, F., Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M. A., Ramos Espla, A., Salas, C., San Martin, G., Sfriso, A., Streftaris, N., and Verlaque, M. (2012). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2012. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part 2. Introduction trends and pathways. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 13(2): 328-352.
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