Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Bloch, Marcus E. 1793. Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Schlesinger, Berlin. Vol. 7: i-xiv, 1-144, pls. 325-360.

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Actinopterygii: 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 language.; Baraka in Tagalog; 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

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