Sawtail Grouper
Mycteroperca prionura
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Serranidae
Mycteroperca est un genre de poissons de la famille des Serranidae dont les plus connus sont les « mérous ».
The sawtail grouper (Mycteroperca prionura) 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 endemic to the western coasts of Mexico. The sawtail grouper commonly lives on fields of large boulders with gorgonians and black corals.
Mycteroperca o Microperca es un género de peces de la familia Serranidae. Este género contiene las siguientes especies: Mycteroperca acutirostris (Valenciennes, 1828) Mycteroperca bonaci (Poey, 1860) Mycteroperca cidi (Cervigón, 1966) Mycteroperca fusca (Lowe, 1838) Mycteroperca interstitialis (Poey, 1860) Mycteroperca jordani (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode & Bean, 1879) Mycteroperca olfax (Jenyns, 1840) Mycteroperca phenax (Jordan & Swain), 1884 Mycteroperca prionura Rosenblatt & Zahuranec, 1967 Mycteroperca rosacea (Streets, 1877) Mycteroperca rubra (Bloch, 1793)…
Distribution
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