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Dermatolepis
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Dermatolepis

Dermatolepis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are found in the western Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Dermatolepis is sister to the genus Alphestes.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Leather Bass

speciesDermatolepis dermatolepis

Smooth Grouper

speciesDermatolepis striolata

Marbled Grouper

speciesDermatolepis inermis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82513.