| Accepted scientific name: |
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Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775) (accepted name) |
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| Synonyms: |
| Bodianus melanurus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 (synonym) |
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| Ephinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym) |
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| Epinephelus angularis (Valenciennes, 1828) (synonym) |
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| Epinephelus chlorostigma (non Valenciennes, 1828) (misapplied name) |
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| Epinephelus craspedurus Jordan & Richardson, 1910 (synonym) |
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| Epinephelus waandersii (Bleeker, 1858) (synonym) |
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| Perca areolata Forsskål, 1775 (synonym) |
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| Serranus angularis Valenciennes, 1828 (synonym) |
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| Serranus celebicus Bleeker, 1851 (synonym) |
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| Serranus glaucus Day, 1871 (synonym) |
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| Serranus waandersii Bleeker, 1858 (synonym) |
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| Common names: |
| Common name |
Transliteration |
Language |
Country |
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| Stompstert-klipkabeljou |
- |
Afrikaans |
South Africa |
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| Bulang |
- |
Agutaynen |
Philippines(Palawan) |
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| Gatow |
- |
Arabic |
Kuwait |
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| Hamoor |
- |
Arabic |
Saudi Arabia |
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| Hamour |
- |
Arabic |
Oman |
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| Kushar |
- |
Arabic |
Saudi Arabia |
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| Kutwah |
- |
Arabic |
Qatar |
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| Sammam |
- |
Arabic |
- |
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| Suman |
- |
Arabic |
Oman |
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| لؤز ذو لعوة |
- |
Arabic |
- |
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| Baraka |
- |
Bikol |
Philippines(Albay and Camarines Sur) |
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| Galiyeshal |
- |
Carolinian |
Micronesia |
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| Lapu-lapu |
- |
Cebuano |
Philippines(Cagayan de Oro) |
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| Pugapo |
- |
Cebuano |
Philippines(Cagayan de Oro) |
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| Pugapong tiger |
- |
Cebuano |
Philippines(Cebu) |
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| Suno |
- |
Cebuano |
Philippines(Cebu) |
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| Mantis |
- |
Chavacano |
Philippines(Zamboanga) |
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| Lapu-lapu |
- |
Davawenyo |
Philippines(Davao) |
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| Areolate grouper |
- |
English |
- |
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| Areolate grouper |
- |
English |
Hawaii |
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| Areolate grouper |
- |
English |
Micronesia |
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| Areolate grouper |
- |
English |
Philippines(Tawi-tawi; Surigao del Norte (Cagdianao; Dapa; Pla) |
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| Areolate grouper |
- |
English |
Viet Nam |
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| Areolate rock cod |
- |
English |
West Nggela |
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| Areolate rock cod |
- |
English |
Australia |
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| Areolated grouper |
- |
English |
Djibouti |
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| Areolated grouper |
- |
English |
Myanmar |
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| Flat-tail cod |
- |
English |
Indonesia |
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| Green-spotted rock cod |
- |
English |
Australia |
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| Grouper |
- |
English |
Micronesia |
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| Grouper |
- |
English |
USA |
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| Spotted grouper |
- |
English |
Viet Nam |
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| Squaretail rock cod |
- |
English |
Indonesia |
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| Squaretail rockcod |
- |
English |
South Africa |
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| Yellow-spotted rock-cod |
- |
English |
Papua New Guinea |
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| Yellow-spotted rockcod |
- |
English |
Australia |
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| Mérou aréolé |
- |
French |
- |
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| Mérou aréolé |
- |
French |
Djibouti |
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| Vieille maconde |
- |
French |
Seychelles |
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| Tagulu pohaha |
- |
Gela |
West Nggela |
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| Inid |
- |
Hiligaynon |
Philippines(Iloilo) |
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| Liglig |
- |
Hiligaynon |
Philippines(Iloilo) |
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| Kurapu |
- |
Ilokano |
Philippines(Aparri, Cagayan) |
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| Mahang |
- |
Ivatan |
Philippines(Batanes) |
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| Omon-hata |
- |
Japanese |
Japan |
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| Lapu-lapu |
- |
Kapampangan |
Philippines |
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| Lapu-lapu |
- |
Kuyunon |
Philippines(Palawan) |
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| Kerapu ekor putih |
- |
Malay (individual language) |
Malaysia |
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| കലവ |
- |
Malayalam |
India |
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| 宝石斑鱼 |
Bao shi ban yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 宝石石斑鱼 |
- |
Mandarin Chinese |
- |
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| 宝石石斑鱼 |
Bao shi shi ban yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 寶石斑魚 |
Bao shih ban yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 寶石石斑魚 |
Bao shih shih ban yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 流氓格仔 |
Liu mang ge zai |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 流氓格仔 |
Liou mang ge zai |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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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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| 糯米格 |
Nuo mi ge |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 糯米格 |
- |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 过鱼 |
Guo yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 過魚 |
Guo yu |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 鱠 |
- |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 鲙 |
Hui |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| Lapu-lapu |
- |
Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug |
Philippines(Tawi-tawi) |
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| Garoupa areolada |
- |
Portuguese |
Mozambique |
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| Sumeyn |
- |
Somali |
Somalia |
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| Mero areolado |
- |
Spanish |
- |
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| Gayot |
- |
Surigaonon |
Philippines(Placer, Surigao del Norte) |
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| Lapu |
- |
Surigaonon |
Philippines(Surigao City, Surigao del Norte) |
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| Lapu-lapu |
- |
Surigaonon |
Philippines(Surigao del Norte (Cagdianao; Dapa)) |
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| Pugnon |
- |
Surigaonon |
Philippines(Surigao City, Surigao del Norte) |
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| Sebog |
- |
Surigaonon |
Philippines(Dapa, Surigao del Norte) |
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| Lapu lapu |
- |
Tagalog |
Philippines(Metro Manila) |
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| Lapu-lapu |
- |
Tagalog |
Philippines(Zambales; Calauag, Quezon) |
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| Talbusan |
- |
Tagalog |
Philippines(Calauag, Quezon) |
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| Faroa |
- |
Tahitian |
Tahiti |
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| Hontu |
- |
Telugu |
India |
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| Ca mu cham |
- |
Vietnamese |
Viet Nam |
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| Cá Song chấm |
- |
Vietnamese |
Viet Nam |
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| Lapu-lapu |
- |
Waray (Philippines) |
Philippines(Catbalogan, Samar; Leyte Gulf) |
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| Tingag |
- |
Waray (Philippines) |
Philippines(Catbalogan, Samar; Leyte Gulf) |
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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-Pacific: Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to Natal, South Africa and east to Fiji, north to Japan, south to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northern Australia. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797). Appears to be absent from Micronesia, Polynesia, and most islands of the western Indian Ocean. Often confused with Epinephelus chlorostigma. |
| 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=5367
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| CoL taxon LSID: |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd9026bc-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401 |
