Dermatolepis

Dermatolepis
Dermatolepis inermis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Serranidae
Subfamily:	Epinephelinae
Tribe:	Epinephelini
Genus:	Dermatolepis Gill, 1861[1]
Type species
Dermatolepis punctatus Gill, 1861[1]
Synonyms[2]
Lioperca Gill, 1862

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:^[3]

• Dermatolepis dermatolepis (Boulenger, 1895) - Leather bass
• Dermatolepis inermis (Valenciennes, 1833) - Marbled grouper
• Dermatolepis striolata (Playfair, 1867) - Smooth grouper

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Dermatolepis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Epinephelinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dermatolepis". FishBase. December 2019 version.