Darwin Grouper, Hyporthodus darwinensis (Randall & Heemstra 1991)

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Summary:

This species was previously placed in the genus Epinephelus.

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Bray, D.J. 2018, Hyporthodus darwinensis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3852

Darwin Grouper, Hyporthodus darwinensis (Randall & Heemstra 1991)

More Info

Distribution	Known only from a single specimen caught in the Timor Sea off the Northern Territory, Australia and landed at Darwin. The specimen was taken on hook and line at a depth of 107 m over a muddy, sandy bottom.
Species Citation	Epinephelus darwinensis Randall & Heemstra 1991, Indo-Pacific Fishes 20: 133, pl. 11B, fig. 66. Type locality: north of Bathurst Island, Timor Sea, Australia [10°11´S, 129°48´E].
Author	Bray, D.J. 2018
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Darwin Grouper, Hyporthodus darwinensis (Randall & Heemstra 1991)

References

Craig, M.T. & Hastings, P.A. 2007. A molecular phylogeny of the groupers of the subfamily Epinephelinae (Serranidae) with a revised classification of the Epinephelini. Ichthyological Research 54(1): 1-17.

Craig, M.T., Sadovy de Mitcheson, Y.J. & Heemstra, P.C. 2011. Groupers of the World: a Field and Market Guide. Grahamstown, South Africa : NISC Ltd 356 pp., Appendix 47 pp.

Ferreira, B.P. 2008. Hyporthodus darwinensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T64399A12770589. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T64399A12770589.en. Downloaded on 13 February 2018.

Heemstra, P.C. & Randall, J.E. 1993. Groupers of the World (Family Serranidae, Subfamily Epinephelinae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 16. Rome: FAO. pp. 1-382 (as Epinephelus darwinensis)

Heemstra, P.C. & Randall, J.E. 1999. Family Serranidae. pp. 2442-2548 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. (as Epinephelus darwinensis)

Randall, J.E. & Heemstra, P.C. 1991. Revision of Indo-Pacific groupers (Perciformes: Serranidae: Epinephelinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 20: 1-332