Dermatolepis | |
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Dermatolepis inermis | |
Scientific classification | |
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] | |
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.
The genus Dermatolepis contains these species:[3]