Black-arse cod
| Black-arse cod | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Epinephelides Ogilby, 1899 |
| Species: | E. armatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Epinephelides armatus (Castelnau, 1875) | |
The black-arse cod, breaksea cod, or tiger cod, (Epinephelides armatus) is a species of fish in the family Serranidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs. This species is the only member of its genus.[1]
Sources
- Cornish, A. 2004. Epinephelides armatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Epinephelides armatus" in FishBase. October 2016 version.
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