Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Epinephelus labriformis
cabrilla piedrera, Flag cabrilla grouper
Olive to reddish brown. Grows at least 50.8 cm
Habitat: Shallow waters to depths of 30 m. Adults are solitary and near-bottom living.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Suborder
Percoidei
Family
Serranidae
Genus
Epinephelus
Species
labriformis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Epinephelus ordinatus Cope, 1871, Epinephelus sellicauda Gill, 1862, Serranus labriformis Jenyns, 1840, 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, from Baja California to Peru, and Clipperton, Cocos, Revillagigedos and Galapagos.
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- 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.
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- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Epinephelus labriformis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7787. Accessed 27 April 2025.