Tenspine grouper
| Tenspine grouper | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
| Genus: | Hyporthodus |
| Species: | E. exsul |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyporthodus exsul (Fowler, 1944) | |
The tenspine grouper (Hyporthodus exsul) is a species of marine fish, a grouper in the Serranidae family. It is found along the western coast of Mexico and Central America, but is a very rare fish of which little information exists. Largest known specimen was 125 cm long.
Sources
- ↑ Craig, M.T.; Choat, J.H.; Ferreira, B.; Bertoncini, A.A.; Rocha, L. & Heemstra, P.C. (2017). "Hyporthodus exsul". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T7855A118686097. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T7855A118686097.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hyporthodus exsul" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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