Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Epinephelus niphobles Gilbert & Starks, 1897, Epinephelus peruanus Chirichigno F., 1963, Epinephelus niveatus (non Valenciennes, 1828) misapplied (Froese & Pauly, 2021)

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Southern California to Peru (Froese & Pauly, 2021)

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• IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
• McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.