Tiger grouper

Tiger grouper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Mycteroperca
Species:
M. tigris
Binomial name
Mycteroperca tigris
(Valenciennes, 1833)
Synonyms[2]
  • Serranus tigris Valenciennes, 1833
  • Serranus camelopardalis Poey, 1860
  • Serranus felinus Poey, 1860
  • Serranus repandus Poey, 1860
  • Serranus rivulatus Poey, 1860
  • Trisotropis reticulatus Gill, 1865
  • Mycteroperca hopkinsi Jordan & Rutter, 1897

The tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) 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 found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.

  1. ^ Sadovy, Y.; Brule, T. (2018). "Mycteroperca tigris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T44682A46914961. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T44682A46914961.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mycteroperca tigris". FishBase. December 2019 version.