Epinephelus polyphekadion | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Epinephelus polyphekadion (Bleeker, 1849)

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Perciformes

Family » Epinephelidae

Genus » Epinephelus

Species » polyphekadion

Epinephelus polyphekadion (Bleeker, 1849)
(Camouflage grouper)

Description » (Wikipedia) The camouflage grouper (Epinephelus polyphekadion), also known as the blue-tailed cod, camouflage rockcod, small-toothed rockcod, smooth flowery rock-cod, snout-spot grouper or snout-spot rock-cod, 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 has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution where it is associated with reefs.
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Local Name »

Locality/Distribution » [Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental]

Collectors/Field Observers » CL Nañola, MA Fortaleza, KL Labrador, JJ Lanutan

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Collection Code » FDP_GOVG_2202_039_A

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Davao Gulf.

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Vulnerable (VU)(A2bd); Date assessed:20 November 2016 (FishBase)

Sample Availability and Preservation » Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Davao Gulf.

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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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