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Hyporthodus flavolimbatus (Poey, 1865)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus (Poey, 1865)
Name authority
(Poey, 1865)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Epinephelidae
Genus
Hyporthodus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderPerciformes
  11. suborderPercoidei
  12. familyEpinephelidae Bleeker, 1874
  13. genusHyporthodus Gill, 1861
  14. speciesHyporthodus flavolimbatus (Poey, 1865)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hyporthodus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Hyporthodus ergastularius (Whitley, 1930)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hyporthodus exsul (Fowler, 1944)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hyporthodus haifensis (Ben-Tuvia, 1953)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hyporthodus niveatus (Valenciennes, 1828)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hyporthodus perplexus (Randall, Hoese & Last, 1991)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hyporthodus septemfasciatus (Thunberg, 1793)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hyporthodus acanthistius (Gilbert, 1892)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hyporthodus drummondhayi (Goode & Bean, 1878)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hyporthodus darwinensis (Randall & Heemstra, 1991)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hyporthodus mystacinus (Poey, 1852)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hyporthodus nigritus (Holbrook, 1855)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hyporthodus niphobles (Gilbert & Starks, 1897)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Epinephelus flavolimbatus Poey, 1865 Poey, 1865synonym

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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475077 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

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:3NYHF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.