black margate
Anisotremus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791)
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 black margate (Anisotremus surinamensis), also known as black bream, black thicklip, dogfish, lippe, Mexican bull, pompon, Spanish grunt, surf bream, sweetlips, or thicklip grunt, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Black margate; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:32:39.828137+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anisotremus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791)
- Name authority
- (Bloch, 1791)
- Common name
- black margate
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Haemulidae
- Genus
- Anisotremus
- 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
- familyHaemulidae Gill, 1885
- subfamilyHaemulinae Gill, 1885
- genusAnisotremus Gill, 1861
- speciesAnisotremus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Anisotremus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| silvergray gruntAnisotremus caesius (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anisotremus scapularis (Tschudi, 1846) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sargoAnisotremus davidsonii (Steindachner, 1875) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anisotremus espinozai Acevedo-Álvarez, Ruiz-Campos & Domínguez-Domínguez, 2021 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anisotremus perezponcedeleoni Acevedo-Álvarez, Ruiz-Campos & Domínguez-Domínguez, 2021 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| burrito gruntAnisotremus interruptus (Gill, 1862) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panamic porkfishAnisotremus taeniatus Gill, 1861 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| porkfishAnisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758) | HaemulidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Lutjanus surinamensis Bloch, 1791 Bloch, 1791 | 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=279623 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:5V58G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.