Tenspine grouper
| Tenspine grouper | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Epinephelinae (groupers) |
| 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 in the eastern central Pacific (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama), 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. (2008). "Hyporthodus exsul". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hyporthodus exsul" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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