Species Epinephelus bleekeri (Vaillant, 1878)
Duskytail Grouper, Bleeker's Grouper
- Serranus bleekeri Vaillant, L.L. in Vaillant, L.L. & Bocourt, F. 1878. Études sur les poissons. Mission scientifique au Mexique et dans l'Amérique centrale. Recherches zoologiques. Quatrième partie. Paris. Pt 4. 41-120 pp. [47, 69] (Vailllant named the fish based on Serranus variolosus of Bleeker, without sufficient characters to separate the species, but only to a group; the reference to Bleeker is presumably to his Atlas Volume 7; generally a holotype is recognised, but the name is made available by reference to Bleeker and technically his specimens represent syntypes.).
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 7401, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia; RMNH, Java; RMNH, Madura, Indonesia; RMNH, Sumatra, Indonesia; RMNH, Ambon; RMNH, Bali, Indonesia; RMNH, Sulawesi, Indonesia; RMNH, Pulau Baru, Indonesia; RMNH, Singapore.
Generic Combinations
- Epinephelus bleekeri (Vaillant, 1878). —
Randall, J.E. & Heemstra, P.C. 1991. Revision of Indo-Pacific groupers (Perciformes: Serranidae: Epinephelinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 20: 1-332 [105]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Epinephelus variolosus non Valenciennes. —
Bleeker, P. 1876. Atlas Ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néerlandaises, publié sous les auspices du Gouvernement colonial néerlandais. Tome 7. Percoides I, Priacanthiformes, Serraniformes, Grammisteiformes, Percaeformes, Datniaeformes. Amsterdam : Fréd. Müller 156 pp. pls 279-320. [48]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
York Sound, WA (14º53´S) to Cobourg Peninsula, NT (131º54´E); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
30-105 m.
General References
Heemstra, P.C. & Randall, J.E. 1999. Family Serranidae. pp. 2442-2548 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2489]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [30]
Randall, J.E. & Heemstra, P.C. 1991. Revision of Indo-Pacific groupers (Perciformes: Serranidae: Epinephelinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 20: 1-332 [105]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [268] (Bleeker's Grouper)
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Duskytail Grouper)
Heemstra, P.C. & Randall, J.E. 1993. Groupers of the World (Family Serranidae, Subfamily Epinephelinae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 16. Rome: FAO. pp. 1-382 [117] (FAO) (Duskytail Grouper)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Duskytail Grouper)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [38] (Duskytail Grouper)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2022 | SERRANIDAE | 21-Aug-2021 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |
| 30-Sep-2019 | SERRANIDAE | 21-Jan-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 03-Dec-2012 | 03-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |