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Marbled Grouper
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Marbled Grouper

Dermatolepis inermis (Valenciennes, 1833)

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Names

EnglishMarbled Grouper
DutchGemarmerde zeebaars
SpanishMero Cuero de Mármol
Chinese革鳞鮨
Scientific nameDermatolepis inermis (Valenciennes, 1833)

About this species

The marbled grouper (Dermatolepis inermis), donkey fish, mutton hamlet, rockhind and sicklefish grouper, 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 a predatory reef fish which is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilySerranidae
GenusDermatolepis

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