Biology:Dermatolepis
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Dermatolepis | |
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| Dermatolepis inermis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
| Tribe: | Epinephelini |
| Genus: | Dermatolepis Gill, 1861[1] |
| Type species | |
| Dermatolepis punctatus Gill, 1861[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Lioperca Gill, 1862 | |
Dermatolepis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are found in the western Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Species
The genus Dermatolepis contains these species:[3]
- Dermatolepis dermatolepis (Boulenger, 1895) - Leather bass
- Dermatolepis inermis (Valenciennes, 1833) - Marbled grouper
- Dermatolepis striolata (Playfair, 1867) - Smooth grouper
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Dermatolepis". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=2784.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Epinephelinae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Epinephelinae.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Dermatolepis in FishBase. December 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q975436 entry
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