? Groupers
Cromileptes altivelis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Serranidae
Genera
Acanthistius Alphestes Anyperidon Caprodon Cephalopholis Cromileptes Dermatolepis Epinephelus Gonioplectrus Gracila HypoplectrodesLiopropoma Mycteroperca Niphon Paranthias Plectropomus Saloptia Triso Variola

For the computer program, see Grouper (Windows application).

Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epiphelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x759, 474 KB) Description: Cromileptes altivelis - Paddelbarsch - Panther grouper at Zoo Duisburg, Germany Source: own photography Date: 27. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anenomes) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families many, see text The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all fish and are the largest order of vertebrates. ... Subfamilies Anthiinae Epinephelinae - Groupers Grammistinae The Serranidae or serranids are a family of fish, belonging to the order Perciformes. ... Epinephelus is a genus of grouper. ... Grouper is a Windows based application that allows users to share their personal media within private groups. ... Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus: the most abundant species of fish in the world. ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a grouping in the classification of living organisms having one or more related and morphologically similar species. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Subfamilies Anthiinae Epinephelinae - Groupers Grammistinae The Serranidae or serranids are a family of fish, belonging to the order Perciformes. ... Families many, see text The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all fish and are the largest order of vertebrates. ...

Not all serranids are called groupers; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name grouper is usually given to fish in one of two large genera: Epinephelus and Mycteroperca. In addition, the species classifed in the small genera Anyperidon, Cromileptes, Dermatolepis, Gracila, Saloptia and Triso are also called groupers. Fish classified in the genus Plectropomus are referred to as coral groupers. These genera are all classified in the subfamily Epiphelinae. However, some of the hamlets (genus Alphestes), the hinds (genus Cephalopholis), the lyretails (genus Variola) and some other small genera (Gonioplectrus, Niphon, Paranthias) are also in this subfamily, and occasional species in other serranid genera have common names involving the word "grouper". Nonetheless, the word "groupers" on its own is usually taken as meaning the subfamily Epiphelanae. Sea bass is a name shared by a large number of different species of fish, including: The Black sea bass (Centropristis striata, family Serranidae) is the common name of a species of fish whose range is eastern coast of the United States. ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a grouping in the classification of living organisms having one or more related and morphologically similar species. ...

The word "grouper" comes from Portuguese "garoupa", and not from the English word group. ==GROUP== CONTENTS : 1. ...

Interestingly, in New Zealand and Australia, the name for several species of Grouper is referred to as Groper, as in the Epinephelus lanceolatus Queensland Groper. Binomial name Epinephelus lanceolatus Bloch, 1790 The queenland groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) is one of the best known of the large group of Perciform fish called gropers. ...

Groupers are teleosts, typically having a stout body and a large mouth. They are not built for long-distance fast swimming. They can be quite large, and lengths over a metre and weights up to 100Kg are not uncommon, though obviously in such a large group species vary considerably. They swallow prey rather than biting pieces off it. They do not have much tooth on the edges of their jaws, but they have heavy crushing tooth plates inside the pharynx. They habitually eat fish and octopuses and crabs and lobsters. They lie in wait, rather than chasing in open water. Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... The pharynx is the part of the digestive system and respiratory system of many animals immediately behind the mouth and in front of the esophagus. ... Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus: the most abundant species of fish in the world. ... Families 14 in two suborders, see text. ... Sections Dromiacea Raninoida Heterotremata Thoracotremata The term crab is often applied to several different groups of short (nose to tail) decapod crustaceans with thick exoskeletons, but only members of the Brachyura are true crabs; other taxa, such as hermit crabs, porcelain crabs, king crabs, and horseshoe crabs are, despite superficial... Subfamilies and Genera Neophoberinae Acanthacaris Thymopinae Nephropsis Nephropides Thymops Thymopsis Nephropinae Homarus Nephrops Homarinus Metanephrops Eunephrops Thymopides Clawed lobsters comprise a family (Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine crustaceans. ...

Many groupers are important food fish, and some of them are now farmed. Any species are popular fish for sea-angling. Some species are small enough to be kept in aquaria, though even the small species are inclined to grow rapidly. A demonstration aquaculture facility Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ... A tropical display tank at the Georgia Aquarium An aquarium (plural aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium, usually contained in a clear-sided container (typically constructed of glass or high-strength plastic) in which water-dwelling plants and animals (usually fish, and sometimes invertebrates, as well as amphibians, marine mammals...

Blue-spotted grouper (Cephalopholis argus)

Panther grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. At the top is a Porcupinefish and on the right a Picasso triggerfish.

The species Epinephelus lanceolatus can grow very large: there have been reports of them growing big enough to swallow a human bather or even a scuba diver: for example, while scuba diving in the an inlet on the coast of Sri Lanka Arthur C. Clarke saw a grouper about 20 feet long, and 4 feet thick side to side, living in a sunken floating dock. There was a report in a scuba diving magazine in the 1970's of an incident off the coast of California when a big grouper sucked a scuba diver completely into its mouth, tried to crush him between its pharyngeal teeth but luckily only dented his cylinder in, and spat him out. Swallowing an ordinary open-circuit scuba diver would need a throat that can expand to about 2 feet square. It could be that Epinephelus lanceolatus does not grow that big more often because it needs a big enough shelter to hide from attack by sharks, and that the situation may change if the current worldwide decimation of sharks for the shark fin trade continues. (There has been a recent report that killing sharks is causing more groupers, and thus fewer parrot fish, and thus more algae overgrowing the coral reefs.) Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1800x1361, 768 KB) Blue-spotted grouper (Cephalopholis argus) at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1800x1361, 768 KB) Blue-spotted grouper (Cephalopholis argus) at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1800x1368, 741 KB) Panther grouper (Cromileptes altrivelis) at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1800x1368, 741 KB) Panther grouper (Cromileptes altrivelis) at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. ... Genera Allomycterus Chilomycterus (Burrfishes, Spiny Boxfishes) Cyclichthys (Swelltoads) Dicotylichthys Diodon (Porcupinefishes) Lophodiodon Lyosphaera Tragulichthys Porcupinefish are fish of the family Diodontidae (order Tetraodontiformes). ... Genera See text Triggerfishes are the brightly coloured fishes of the family Balistidae. ... Binomial name Epinephelus lanceolatus Bloch, 1790 The Giant Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus), also known as the Brindle Bass and as the Queensland Grouper in Australia, is the Worlds largest bony fish and the aquatic emblem of Queensland, Australia. ... Early ideas of autonomous under-water systems appear in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Scuba Diving is the use of independent breathing equipment to stay underwater for long periods for recreational diving and professional diving. ... Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (born December 16, 1917) is a British author and inventor, most famous for his science-fiction novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name. ... A floating dock is a platform or ramp supported by pontoons. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Open circuit can mean:- In electronics, where there is nothing connected to a load and no current can flow. ... Early ideas of autonomous under-water systems appear in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Scuba Diving is the use of independent breathing equipment to stay underwater for long periods for recreational diving and professional diving. ... Orders see text Sharks are a group (superorder Selachimorpha) of fish, with a full cartilaginous skeleton, a streamlined body plan with between 5 and 7 gill slits along the sides (most often) or side of the head (the first modified slit is behind the eye and called a spiracle), dermal... Shark fin soup [Pinyin Yu Chi; Wade-Giles Yü Ch`ih] is a dish commonly served in Chinese restaurants as part of a Chinese feast, usually at special occasions such as weddings and banquets as a symbol of wealth and prestige. ... Genera Bolbometopon Calotomus Cetoscarus Chlorurus Cryptotomus Hipposcarus Leptoscarus Nicholsina Scarus Sparisoma Parrotfish are mostly tropical, perciform marine fish of the family Scaridae. ... A seaweed (Laurencia) up close: the branches are multicellular and only about 1 mm thick. ... Orders Scleractinia Corals are gastrovascular marine cnidarians (phylum Cnidaria; class Anthozoa) existing as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically forming colonies of many individuals. ... A reef surrounding an islet. ...

Species of grouper with more information available in Wikipedia include:

• Black grouper Mycteroperca bonaci
• Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus