Epinephelus flavocaeruleus

Epinephelus flavocaeruleus
Juvenile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Epinephelus
Species:
E. flavocaeruleus
Binomial name
Epinephelus flavocaeruleus
(Lacepède, 1802)
Synonyms[2]
  • Holocentrus flavocaeruleus Lacepède, 1802
  • Epinephelus flavo-caeruleus (Lacepède, 1802)
  • Serranus flavocaeruleus (Lacepède, 1802)
  • Bodianus macrocephalus Lacepède, 1802
  • Holocentrus gymnosus Lacepède, 1802
  • Holocentrus caerulescens Shaw, 1803
  • Serranus borbonicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Perca flavopurpurea Bennett, 1830

Epinephelus flavocaeruleus, commonly called blue-and-yellow grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is associated with reefs in the Indian Ocean.

  1. ^ Samoilys, M. (2018). "Epinephelus flavocaeruleus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T132726A100545091. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T132726A100545091.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Epiephelus flavocaeruleus". FishBase. December 2019 version.