Hawaiian grouper

Hawaiian grouper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Hyporthodus
Species:
H. quernus
Binomial name
Hyporthodus quernus
(Seale, 1901)
Synonyms[2]

Epinephelus quernus Seale, 1901

Hapu'upu'u or Hawaiian Grouper, 37 lbs. caught by Capt. Anthony Ballam in Northeastern Hawaii Island on November 8, 2019. This particular specimen was black with small white spots and had a bluish tinted belly.

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.

  1. ^ Craig, M.T. (2018). "Hyporthodus quernus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T44675A100468823. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T44675A100468823.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hyporthodus quernus". FishBase. December 2019 version.

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