Epinephelus longispinis
Specimen from Réunion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Epinephelus
Species:
E. longispinis
Binomial name
Epinephelus longispinis
Kner, 1864

Epinephelus longispinis, also called the longspine grouper or the streaky spot grouper is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the Epinephelus genus.

According to the World Register of Marine Species E. longispinis' diet consists primarily of crustaceans, "especially crabs and stomatopods." The species' range is primarily in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "epinephelus longispinis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  • "Epinephelus longispinis (Kner, 1864)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
  • Sen, Swatipriyanka; Dash, Gyanaranjan; Bharadiya, Sangita A. (2019-04-01). "First Record of Longspine Grouper, Epinephelus longispinis (Kner, 1864) from Gujarat, North-West Coast of India". Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. 35 (1): 287–289. doi:10.1007/s41208-019-0121-6. ISSN 2366-1674. S2CID 92317794.
  • "Epinephelus longispinis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved July 18, 2022.


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