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''Hyporthodus'' is a genus of marine 
A molecular analysis has shown that most species of ''Hyporthodus'' can be identified on the basis of COI barcoding sequences.
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
, grouper
Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes.
Not all serranids are called "groupers"; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name "grouper" is u ...
s from the subfamily
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Epinephelinae
Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes.
Not all serranids are called "groupers"; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name "grouper" is u ...
, part of the family
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Serranidae
The Serranidae are a large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species in 65 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers (subfamily Epinephelinae). Although many species are small, in some case ...
, which also includes the anthias
Anthias are members of the family Serranidae and make up the subfamily Anthiinae. Anthias make up a sizeable portion of the population of pink, orange, and yellow reef fishes seen swarming in most coral reef photography and film. The name Anthi ...
and sea basses. It contains the following species, most of which were previously placed in ''Epinephelus
''Epinephelus'' 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 predatory fish, largely associated with reefs and are found i ...
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*'' Hyporthodus acanthistius'' (Gilbert, 1892)
*'' Hyporthodus ergastularius'' (Whitley, 1930)
*'' Hyporthodus exsul'' (Fowler, 1944)
*''Hyporthodus flavolimbatus
''Hyporthodus'' 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. It contains the following species, most of which were previously place ...
'' (Poey, 1865)
*'' Hyporthodus haifensis'' (Ben-Tuvia, 1953)
*'' Hyporthodus mystacinus'' (Poey, 1852)
*'' Hyporthodus nigritus'' (Holbrook, 1855)
*'' Hyporthodus niphobles'' (Gilbert & Starks, 1897)
*'' Hyporthodus niveatus'' (Valenciennes, 1828)
*'' Hyporthodus octofasciatus'' (Griffin, 1926)
*'' Hyporthodus perplexus'' (Randall, Hoese & Last, 1991)
*'' Hyporthodus quernus'' (Seale, 1901)
*'' Hyporthodus septemfasciatus'' (Thunberg, 1793)
A molecular analysis has shown that most species of ''Hyporthodus'' can be identified on the basis of COI barcoding sequences.
References
External links
* * Epinephelini {{Serranidae-stub