Tenspine grouper
The tenspine grouper (Hyporthodus exsul) is a species of marine fish, a grouper in the family Serranidae. 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.
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| Species: | E. exsul |
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| Hyporthodus exsul (Fowler, 1944) | |
Sources
- Craig, M.T. 2018. Hyporthodus exsul. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T7855A100569870. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T7855A100569870.en. Downloaded on 26 December 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hyporthodus exsul" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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