Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cephalopholis panamensis
enjambre, mero panameño, enjambe, Panamic graysby grouper, Panamic graysby cabrilla
Bluish gray to gray and grayish brown; numerous orangish spots on head; fins dark. To length of 30.5cm
Habitat: Reefs and rocky substrata, frequently in nearshore shallow waters. Secretive and solitary
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Suborder
Percoidei
Family
Serranidae
Genus
Cephalopholis
Species
panamensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Epinephelus panamensis (Steindachner, 1877), Petrometopon panamensis (Steindachner, 1877), Serranus panamensis Steindachner, 1877, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Eastern Pacific; Gulf of California to Colombia, and Cocos and Eccuador in Galápagos Islands.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
- Craig, M.T. (2008) Cephalopholis panamensis 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.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cephalopholis panamensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7785. Accessed 25 April 2025.