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Dermatolepis

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Dermatolepis 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 found in the western Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilySerranidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded17,889

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
7
Family
Serranidae
Collections
SIO, ANSP, CAS, BPBM
Recorded in
Mexico, Oman

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Dermatolepis 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 found in the western Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.

==Species== The genus Dermatolepis contains these species: Dermatolepis dermatolepis (Boulenger, 1895) - Leather bass Dermatolepis inermis (Valenciennes, 1833) - Marbled grouper Dermatolepis striolata (Playfair, 1867) - Smooth grouper

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