masked grouper
Gracila albomarginata (Fowler & Bean, 1930)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Masked grouper (Gracila albomarginata) Image ID: corl0196, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection Location: Pacific Remote Islands, Jarvis Island Photo Date: 2015 Photographer: Kevin Lino NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD
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Open encyclopedia reference
The masked grouper (Gracila albomarginata), also known as the thinspine grouper, rededged cod, red-edged grouper, slenderspine grouper, thinspine rockcod, white-margined grouper, white-square cod or white-square grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean. It is the only species in the genus Gracila.
Wikipedia contributors, Masked grouper; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:12:44.347743+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gracila albomarginata (Fowler & Bean, 1930)
- Name authority
- (Fowler & Bean, 1930)
- Common name
- masked grouper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Epinephelidae
- Genus
- Gracila
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderPercoidei
- familyEpinephelidae Bleeker, 1874
- genusGracila Randall, 1964
- speciesGracila albomarginata (Fowler & Bean, 1930)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gracila albomarginatus (Fowler & Bean, 1930) (Fowler & Bean, 1930) | synonym |
| Gracilia albomarginata (Fowler & Bean, 1930) (Fowler & Bean, 1930) | synonym |
| Aethaloperca albomarginata (Fowler & Bean, 1930) (Fowler & Bean, 1930) | synonym |
| Cephalopholis albomarginatus Fowler & Bean, 1930 Fowler & Bean, 1930 | synonym |
| Epinephelus albomarginatus (Fowler & Bean, 1930) (Fowler & Bean, 1930) | ambiguous synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218255 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3H54H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.