Hawaiian grouper | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Serranidae |
Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
Genus: | Hyporthodus |
Species: | H. quernus
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Binomial name | |
Hyporthodus quernus (Seale, 1901)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Epinephelus quernus Seale, 1901 |
The Hawaiian grouper (Hyporthodus quernus), also known as the Hawaiian black grouper, Seale's grouper or Hapuʻupuʻu, 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 endemic to Hawaii.