Epinephelus adscensionis

Epinephelus adscensionis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Epinephelus
Species:
E. adscensionis
Binomial name
Epinephelus adscensionis
(Osbeck, 1765)

Epinephelus adscensionis, commonly known as the rock hind,[1] is a species of ray-finned fish, a grouper within the subfamily, Epinephelinae. It is a wide-ranging species, from Ascension and St. Helena Islands and in the western Atlantic, as well as the Gulf of Mexico.[2] They grow up to 60cm and to 3kg.

  1. ^ "Epinephelus adscensionis summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  2. ^ "Epinephelus acanthistius (Gilbert, 1892)" (PDF). www.fao.org.