Mycteroperca

Mycteroperca
Mycteroperca olfax, the type species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Tribe: Epinephelini
Genus: Mycteroperca
Gill, 1863
Type species
Serranus olfax
Jenyns, 1840[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Trisotropis Gill, 1866
  • Parepinephelus Bleeker, 1876
  • Archoperca Jordan and Evermann, 1896
  • Xystroperca Jordan and Evermann, 1896

Mycteroperca 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 in tropical and subtropical seas in the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean. They are important target species for fisheries.

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Mycteroperca". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Epinephelinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 July 2020.