Species Epinephelus insularis Nakamura & Motomura, 2021
Pacific Insular Grouper [English]
- Epinephelus insularis Nakamura, J. & Motomura, H. 2021. Epinephelus insularis, a new species of grouper from the western Pacific Ocean, and validity of E. japonicus (Temminck and Schlegel 1843), a senior synonym of Serranus reevesii Richardson 1846 and E. tankahkeei Wu et al. 2020 (Perciformes: Epinephelidae). Ichthyological Research 68: 263-276 [264].
Type data:
Holotype I. 110147 359.3 mm SL, Tanega-shima Island, Osumi Islands, Kagoshima, Japan.
Paratype(s) KAUM I. 69393 460.0 mm SL,, north of Kuchino-shima Island, Japan; KAUM I. 142161 475.6 mm SL, off Yokoate-jima Island, Japan; KAUM I. 143194 373.4 mm SL, Yokoate-jima Island, Japan; NSMT 114642 398.0 mm SL, off Amami-oshima Island, Japan; KPMNH 35269 528.0 mm SL, off Chichi-jima Island, Japan; NSMT 114515 358.2 mm SL, off Chichi- jima Island, Japan; USNM 402309 354.0 mm SL, Bali (fish market at Jimbaran), Indonesia; USNM 364623 376.0 mm SL, Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands; CAS 62450, 2 specimens, 422.0–452.0 mm SL,, Kapingamarangi Atoll, Caroline Islands, Micronesia.
Introduction
Previously confused with E. chlorostigma
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Scott Reef, WA
IMCRA
Timor Province (2)
Common Name References
Nakamura, J. & Motomura, H. 2021. Epinephelus insularis, a new species of grouper from the western Pacific Ocean, and validity of E. japonicus (Temminck and Schlegel 1843), a senior synonym of Serranus reevesii Richardson 1846 and E. tankahkeei Wu et al. 2020 (Perciformes: Epinephelidae). Ichthyological Research 68: 263-276 [264] (Pacific Insular Grouper [English])
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERRANIDAE | 08-Feb-2023 | ADDED | Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |