| Accepted scientific name: |
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Epinephelus hexagonatus (Forster, 1801) (accepted name) |
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| Synonyms: |
| Ephinephelus hexagonatus (Forster, 1801) (synonym) |
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| Epinephalus hexagonatus (Forster, 1801) (synonym) |
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| Epinephelus hexagonathus (Forster, 1801) (synonym) |
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| Epinephelus merra (non Bloch, 1793) (misapplied name) |
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| Epinephelus stellans (Richardson, 1842) (synonym) |
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| Holocentrus hexagonatus Forster, 1801 (synonym) |
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| Serranus hexagonatus (Forster, 1801) (synonym) |
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| Serranus parkinsonii Valenciennes, 1828 (synonym) |
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| Serranus stellans Richardson, 1842 (synonym) |
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| Common names: |
| Common name |
Transliteration |
Language |
Country |
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| Witspikkel-klipkabeljou |
- |
Afrikaans |
South Africa |
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| Bulang |
- |
Agutaynen |
Philippines(Palawan) |
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| لُؤز عسَلي |
- |
Arabic |
- |
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| Baraka |
- |
Bikol |
Philippines(Albay and Camarines Sur) |
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| Gadao coraling |
- |
Carolinian |
- |
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| Galiyel lecholiyong |
- |
Carolinian |
Micronesia |
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| Lapu-lapu |
- |
Cebuano |
Philippines(Cagayan de Oro) |
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| Pugapo |
- |
Cebuano |
Philippines(Cebu; Cagayan de Oro) |
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| Kulapo kut-kut |
- |
Chavacano |
Philippines(Zamboanga) |
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| Mantis |
- |
Chavacano |
Philippines(Zamboanga) |
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| Maccabit |
- |
Creole, French |
Réunion |
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| Maccabit gris |
- |
Creole, French |
Réunion |
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| Risadel |
- |
Creole, French |
Réunion |
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| Vieille chaval de bois |
- |
Creole, French |
Mauritius |
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| Vieille grise |
- |
Creole, French |
Mauritius |
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| Vieille voleuse |
- |
Creole, French |
Mauritius |
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| Lapu-lapu |
- |
Davawenyo |
Philippines(Davao) |
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| Hexagon grouper |
- |
English |
Mauritius |
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| Hexagon grouper |
- |
English |
Micronesia |
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| Hexagon rockcod |
- |
English |
West Nggela |
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| Hexagon rockcod |
- |
English |
Australia |
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| Hexagon rockcod |
- |
English |
Papua New Guinea |
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| Honeycomb reefcod |
- |
English |
India(India) |
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| Orange sea bass |
- |
English |
French Polynesia |
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| Star-spotted grouper |
- |
English |
Hawaii |
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| Starspotted grouper |
- |
English |
- |
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| White specked rockcod |
- |
English |
South Africa |
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| Wirenetting cod |
- |
English |
Christmas I. |
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| Loche à hexagone |
- |
French |
New Caledonia |
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| Mérou à dessins hexagonaux |
- |
French |
Mauritius |
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| Mérou mélifère |
- |
French |
- |
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| Kusele |
- |
Gela |
West Nggela |
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| Inid |
- |
Hiligaynon |
Philippines(Iloilo) |
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| Kurapu |
- |
Ilokano |
Philippines(Aparri, Cagayan) |
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| Ishigakihata |
- |
Japanese |
Japan |
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| Te kuau |
- |
Kiribati |
Kiribati(Fanning Atoll, Line Is.) |
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| Bwaloi |
- |
Kumak |
New Caledonia |
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| Kerapu cicak |
- |
Malay (individual language) |
Christmas I. |
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| Pullichammam |
- |
Malayalam |
India(Laccadives Island) |
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| പുളളിചാമ്മാം |
- |
Malayalam |
India |
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| പുള്ളിച്ചമ്മം |
- |
Malayalam |
India |
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| Sikkisikkifana |
- |
Maldivian |
India(Laccadives Island) |
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| 六角石斑魚 |
Liou jiao shih ban yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 六角石斑魚 |
Liou jiao shih ban yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 六角石斑鱼 |
- |
Mandarin Chinese |
- |
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| 六角石斑鱼 |
Liu jiao shi ban yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 石斑 |
Shi ban |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 石斑 |
Shih ban |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 过鱼 |
Guo yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 過魚 |
- |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 鱠 |
- |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 鲙 |
Hui |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| Kaboro |
- |
Marshallese |
- |
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| Mumu |
- |
Marshallese |
- |
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| Mur in I ean |
- |
Marshallese |
- |
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| Mwananuya |
- |
Misima-Paneati |
Papua New Guinea |
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| Gatala |
- |
Niuean |
Niue |
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| Kuü |
- |
Numee |
New Caledonia(Island of Pins) |
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| Kuüü |
- |
Numee |
New Caledonia(Goro Zone) |
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| Gatala aloalo |
- |
Palauan |
Palau |
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| Garoupa melífera |
- |
Portuguese |
Mozambique |
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| Gatala-a'au |
- |
Samoan |
Samoa |
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| Mero mielero |
- |
Spanish |
- |
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| Lapu lapu |
- |
Tagalog |
Philippines(Metro Manila) |
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| Lapu-lapu |
- |
Tagalog |
Philippines |
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| Tarao a'au |
- |
Tahitian |
Tahiti |
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| Tarau 'ute 'ute |
- |
Tahitian |
Tahiti |
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| Kokotika |
- |
Tuamotuan |
Tuamoto Islands |
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| Veve |
- |
Tuamotuan |
Tuamoto Island |
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| Te eve |
- |
Tuvaluan |
Kiribati(Fanning Atoll, Line Is.) |
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| Tingag |
- |
Waray (Philippines) |
Philippines(Catbalogan, Samar) |
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| Classification: |
| Kingdom |
Animalia
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2b7e0a3-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Phylum |
Chordata
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a0f2ea-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Class |
Actinopterygii
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a17954-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Order |
Perciformes
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a17b39-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Family |
Serranidae
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2b2f88c-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Genus |
Epinephelus
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2f4f92c-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: none have been taken on the African coast, except for the specimen recorded by Randall and Heemstra 1991(Ref. 4787) from Kenyan coast north of Kilifi Creek. It is an insular species found in most tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Absent in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. |
| Lifezones: |
Marine |
| Additional data: |
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| Latest taxonomic scrutiny: |
19-May-2014 |
| Source database: |
FishBase, Jan 2015
99%
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| Bibliographic citation: |
Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858. |
| Online resource: |
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=6660
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| CoL taxon LSID: |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:27c1ec7a-c365-11e4-869f-239583ce8323:col20150401 |
