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redmouth grouper

Aethaloperca rogaa (Forsskål, 1775)

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.

Open encyclopedia reference

The redmouth grouper (Aethaloperca rogaa), also known as the red-flushed rock cod, is a species of ray-finned fish, a grouper in the family Epinephelidae. It has a wide distribution in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is considered a game fish.

Wikipedia contributors, Redmouth grouper; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:10.898053+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Aethaloperca rogaa (Forsskål, 1775)
Name authority
(Forsskål, 1775)
Common name
redmouth grouper
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Epinephelidae
Genus
Aethaloperca
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. genusAethaloperca Fowler, 1904
  14. speciesAethaloperca rogaa (Forsskål, 1775)

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 144 records assigned to Epinephelidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Aethaloperca rogga (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775)synonym
Aethaloperca rogoa (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775)synonym
Aetholoperca rogaa (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775)synonym
Aetheloperca rogaa (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775)synonym
Perca lunaria Forsskål, 1775 Forsskål, 1775synonym
Cephalopholis rogaa (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775)synonym
Aethaloperca rogan (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775)synonym
Perca rogaa Forsskål, 1775 Forsskål, 1775synonym
Athaloperca rogae (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775)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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218168 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:65BHS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.