comb grouper
Mycteroperca rubra (Bloch, 1793)
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
The mottled grouper (Mycteroperca rubra) 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 eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Wikipedia contributors, Mottled grouper; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:57:01.869743+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mycteroperca rubra (Bloch, 1793)
- Name authority
- (Bloch, 1793)
- Common name
- comb grouper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Epinephelidae
- Genus
- Mycteroperca
- 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
- genusMycteroperca Gill, 1862
- speciesMycteroperca rubra (Bloch, 1793)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mycteroperca. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| western comb grouperMycteroperca acutirostris (Valenciennes, 1828) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mycteroperca fusca (Lowe, 1838) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| monkeyMycteroperca interstitialis (Poey, 1860) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gulf grouperMycteroperca jordani (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| finescale rockfishMycteroperca microlepis (Goode & Bean, 1879) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mycteroperca olfax (Jenyns, 1840) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sawtail grouperMycteroperca prionura Rosenblatt & Zahuranec, 1967 | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| gag rockfishMycteroperca tigris (Valenciennes, 1833) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| princess rockfishMycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus, 1758) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| broomtail grouperMycteroperca xenarcha Jordan, 1888 | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| leopard grouperMycteroperca rosacea (Streets, 1877) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| black grouperMycteroperca bonaci (Poey, 1860) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Mycteroperca scirenga (Rafinesque, 1810) (Rafinesque, 1810) | synonym |
| Serranus armatus Osório, 1893 Osório, 1893 | ambiguous synonym |
| Serranus nebulosus Cocco, 1833 Cocco, 1833 | ambiguous synonym |
| Sparus scirenga Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Cerna macrogenis Sassi, 1846 Sassi, 1846 | synonym |
| Serranus emarginatus Valenciennes, 1843 Valenciennes, 1843 | ambiguous synonym |
| Serranus tinca Cantraine, 1833 Cantraine, 1833 | synonym |
| Epinephelus ruber Bloch, 1793 Bloch, 1793 | 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=127039 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:44ZPG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.