Smallscaled grouper

(Epinephelus polylepis)

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Description

Epinephelus polylepis is a ray-finned species of fish from the family of sawfish or sea bass (Serranidae).The scientific name of the species has been validly published for the first time in 1991 by Randall & Heemstra.The species is on the Red List of the IUCN as Sensitive,assessment year 2008.The size of the population is decreasing according to the IUCN.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Serranidae
Genus:Epinephelus
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