Category:Epinephelus rivulatus

**Halfmoon grouper**
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Instance of	taxon;
IUCN conservation status	Least Concern;
Common name
	English: Chinaman Rockcod, Halfmoon Grouper, Halfmoon Rockcod, White-dotted Grouper; Afrikaans: Halfmaan-klipkabeljou; español: Mero Medialuna; suomi: Aaltomeriahven; français: Cabot Sale, Loche Brique, Merou Demi-lune, Rouge Sale; 中文: 霜點石斑魚, 半月石斑魚, 石斑, 過魚, 鱠仔; 中文（中国大陆）: 霜点石斑鱼; 中文（臺灣）: 霜點石斑魚;
Taxonomy
Superphylum	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Megaclass	Osteichthyes
Superclass	Actinopterygii
Class	Actinopteri
Subclass	Neopterygii
Infraclass	Teleostei
Megacohort	Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohort	Clupeocephala
Cohort	Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohort	Neoteleostei
Infracohort	Eurypterygia
Section	Ctenosquamata
Subsection	Acanthomorphata
Division	Acanthopterygii
Subdivision	Percomorphaceae
Series	Eupercaria
Order	Perciformes
Suborder	Percoidei
Family	Serranidae
Subfamily	Epinephelinae
Tribe	Epinephelini
Genus	Epinephelus
Species	Epinephelus rivulatus
Taxon author	Achille Valenciennes, 1830
Authority file
	Q2543301; IUCN taxon ID: 132736; NCBI taxonomy ID: 327799; ITIS TSN: 551092; BioLib taxon ID: 168342; GBIF taxon ID: 2388492; WoRMS-ID for taxa: 218216; FishBase species ID: 6001; New Zealand Organisms Register ID: 6e54e81a-88e1-44e4-b714-5006f003f44e; iNaturalist taxon ID: 100133; BOLD Systems taxon ID: 11660; IRMNG ID: 10154608
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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Osteichthyes • Classis: Actinopterygii • Subclassis: Neopterygii • Infraclassis: Teleostei • Superordo: Acanthopterygii • Ordo: Perciformes • Subordo: Percoidei • Superfamilia: Percoidea • Familia: Serranidae • Subfamilia: Epinephelinae • Genus: Epinephelus • Species: Epinephelus rivulatus (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830)

Synonyms

Epinephelus grammatophorus Boulenger, 1903 (from BioLib & IUCN & WoRMS)
Epinephelus homosinensis Whitley, 1944 (from BioLib & IUCN & WoRMS)
Epinephelus matterni Fowler, 1918 (from BioLib & IUCN & WoRMS)
Epinephelus raymondi Ogilby, 1908 (from BioLib & IUCN & WoRMS)
Epinephelus rhyncholepis (Bleeker, 1852) (from BioLib & WoRMS)
Epinephelus rhyncolepis (Bleeker, 1853) (from IUCN)
Epinephelus spiramen Whitley, 1945 (from BioLib & IUCN & WoRMS)
Serranus rhyncholepis Bleeker, 1852 (from BioLib & WoRMS)
Serranus rhyncolepis Bleeker, 1852 (from BioLib & IUCN & WoRMS)
Serranus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1830 (from BioLib & IUCN & WoRMS)
Serranus viridipinnis De Vis, 1884 (from BioLib & IUCN & WoRMS)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Halfmoon grouper']