Mycteroperca interstitialis

The yellowmouth grouper (Mycteroperca interstitialis), also known as the crossband rockfish, grey mannock, hamlet, harlequin rockfish, princess rockfish, rockfish, salmon grouper, salmon rock fish or scamp, 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 Caribbean and in the tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It is also found in pockets in Brazil. It is a fairly large fish and it gets its name from the yellow around its mouth.

Mycteroperca interstitialis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Mycteroperca
Species:
M. interstitialis
Binomial name
Mycteroperca interstitialis
(Poey, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Serranus interstitialis Poey, 1860
  • Labrus guaza Linnaeus, 1758
  • Serranus dimidiatus Poey, 1860
  • Mycteroperca dimidiata (Poey, 1860)
  • Serranus falcatus Poey, 1860
  • Mycteroperca falcata (Poey, 1860)
  • Mycteroperca calliura Poey, 1865
  • Trisotropis chlorostomus Poey, 1867
  • Mycteroperca roquensis Martín Salazar, 1956
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