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Epinephelides armatus (Castelnau, 1875) is a animal in the Serranidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Epinephelides armatus (Castelnau, 1875)

Epinephelides armatus (Castelnau, 1875)

Breaksea cod, endemic to Australia, is the sole member of its marine ray-finned fish genus in Anthiadidae.

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Family
Genus
Epinephelides
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Epinephelides armatus (Castelnau, 1875)

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

The breaksea cod (Epinephelides armatus), which is also known as black-arse cod or tiger cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish that belongs to the family Anthiadidae.

Endemic Range

This species is endemic to Australia.

Natural Habitats

Its natural habitats include the open sea, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs.

Genus Status

Epinephelides armatus is the only member of the genus Epinephelides.

Photo: (c) J. Martin Crossley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by J. Martin Crossley · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Serranidae Epinephelides

More from Serranidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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