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spotted cabrilla

Epinephelus analogus Gill, 1863

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

Epinephelus analogus, the spotted grouper, spotted cabrilla or rock bass, 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 Pacific Ocean where it is associated with reefs.

Wikipedia contributors, Epinephelus analogus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:43.128542+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Epinephelus analogus Gill, 1863
Name authority
Gill, 1863
Common name
spotted cabrilla
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Epinephelidae
Genus
Epinephelus
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. genusEpinephelus Bloch, 1793
  14. speciesEpinephelus analogus Gill, 1863

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Epinephelus bleekeri (Vaillant, 1878)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
rock hindEpinephelus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Epinephelus daemelii (Günther, 1876)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Epinephelus clippertonensis Allen & Robertson, 1999EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Epinephelus diacanthus (Valenciennes, 1828)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Epinephelus chlorocephalus (Valenciennes, 1830)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Epinephelus fasciatomaculosus (Peters, 1865)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
blue and yellow grouperEpinephelus flavocaeruleus (Lacepède, 1802)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
flag cabrillaEpinephelus labriformis (Jenyns, 1840)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Epinephelus latifasciatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
speckled grouperEpinephelus magniscuttis Postel, Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1963EpinephelidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Nassau grouperEpinephelus striatus (Bloch, 1792)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
Serranus courtadei Bocourt, 1868 Bocourt, 1868synonym

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. Gill, T. N. (1863). Descriptive enumeration of a collection of fishes from the western coast of Central America presented to the Smithsonian Institution by Captain John M. Dow. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, v. 15: 162–174. 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:6G5LQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.