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.
| 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 | |
Species edit
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 edit
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Dermatolepis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Epinephelinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Dermatolepis in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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