Hyporthodus nigritus (Holbrook, 1855)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hyporthodus nigritus, the Warsaw 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 Atlantic from Massachusetts to the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, Trinidad, and south to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). Its natural habitats are open and shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Warsaw grouper is a US National Marine Fisheries Service species of concern, which are those species about which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Marine Fisheries Service have some concerns regarding status and threats, but for which insufficient information is available to indicate a need to list the species under the Endangered Species Act.
Wikipedia contributors, Hyporthodus nigritus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:52:17.865521+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hyporthodus nigritus (Holbrook, 1855)
- Name authority
- (Holbrook, 1855)
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderPercoidei
- familyEpinephelidae Bleeker, 1874
- genusHyporthodus Gill, 1861
- speciesHyporthodus nigritus (Holbrook, 1855)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hyporthodus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyporthodus ergastularius (Whitley, 1930) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporthodus exsul (Fowler, 1944) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporthodus haifensis (Ben-Tuvia, 1953) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporthodus niveatus (Valenciennes, 1828) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporthodus perplexus (Randall, Hoese & Last, 1991) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporthodus septemfasciatus (Thunberg, 1793) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporthodus acanthistius (Gilbert, 1892) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporthodus drummondhayi (Goode & Bean, 1878) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporthodus darwinensis (Randall & Heemstra, 1991) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporthodus flavolimbatus (Poey, 1865) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporthodus mystacinus (Poey, 1852) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyporthodus niphobles (Gilbert & Starks, 1897) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Garrupa nigrita (Holbrook, 1855) (Holbrook, 1855) | synonym |
| Epinephelus nigritus (Holbrook, 1855) (Holbrook, 1855) | synonym |
| Serranus nigritus Holbrook, 1855 Holbrook, 1855 | synonym |
| Centropristis merus Poey, 1868 Poey, 1868 | 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=475100 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:3NYHJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.