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SERRANIDAE [22 records]

Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Serranidae.

OBS

jewfish: common name also used to refer to other species of large groupers.

OBS

giant grouper: common name also used to refer to the species Epinephelus lanceolatus.

OBS

jewfish: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Serranidae.

OBS

mérou géant : nom vernaculaire utilisé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Epinephelus lanceolatus.

OBS

mérou géant : nom français commercial normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Epinephelus morio(red grouper) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Serranidae].

OBS

hamlet: common name also used to refer to the species Mycteroperca interstitialis.

OBS

red grouper : common name also used to refer to various species of the family Serranidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

mérou nègre : appellation commerciale française normalisée par l'Office québécois de la langue française.

OBS

mérou rouge : appellation commerciale française normalisée par le Bureau de normalisation du Québec.

OBS

mérou rouge : nom vernaculaire également employé pour désigner l'espèce Epinephelus marginatus.

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Mycteroperca interstitialis(crossband rockfish) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Serranidae].

OBS

hamlet: common name also used to refer to the species Epinephelus morio.

Key term(s)
  • yellow-mouth grouper
  • cross-band rockfish
  • cross-band rock fish
  • crossband rock fish
  • harlequin rock fish
  • princess rock fish
  • salmon rock fish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

badèche gueule jaune : appellation commerciale française normalisée par l'Office québécois de la langue française et le Bureau de normalisation du Québec.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 4 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Family :Serranidae.

OBS

creole-fish: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Key term(s)
  • creole fish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Famille : Serranidae.

OBS

badèche créole : nom français commercial normalisé par l'OLF et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

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Record 5 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Family :Serranidae.

OBS

comber: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Key term(s)
  • gaper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Famille : Serranidae.

OBS

serran chèvre : nom français commercial normalisé par l'OLF et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

OBS

serran chevrette : terme officialisé par l'Union européenne.

Key term(s)
  • serran commun
  • serran cabrille
  • chevrette

Spanish

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Record 6 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Centropristis striata(black sea bass) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Serranidae].

OBS

blackfish: common name also used to refer to other dark-coloured species.

Key term(s)
  • black seabass
  • black fish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

bar noir : appellation française commerciale normalisée par l'Office québécois de la langue française et le Bureau de normalisation du Québec.

OBS

mérou noir : nom vernaculaire également employé pour désigner l'espèce Epinephelus marginatus.

OBS

perche noire : nom vernaculaire également employé pour désigner les espèces Micropterus dolomieui et Micropterus salmoides.

Spanish

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Record 7 2022-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The orange-spotted grouper(Epinephelus coioides), also known as the estuary cod, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae.

Key term(s)
  • gold spotted rockcod
  • gold spotted rock cod
  • goldspotted rock cod
  • orange-spotted rock cod
  • orange-spotted rockcod
  • estuary rockcod
  • orangespotted grouper
  • orangespotted rock cod

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Le mérou à taches orange (Epinephelus coioides) vit dans l'Indo-Pacifique. Il est considéré comme étant «quasi menacé».

Spanish

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Record 8 2021-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Epinephelus akaara(Hong Kong grouper) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Serranidae].

OBS

red grouper : common name also used to refer to various species of the family Serranidae.

Key term(s)
  • red-spotted grouper
  • spiny-cheek grouper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

mérou : nom vernaculaire employé également pour désigner différentes espèces de la famille Serranidae.

Spanish

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Record 9 2021-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Epinephelus malabaricus(Malabar grouper) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Serranidae].

Key term(s)
  • black-spot cod
  • black-spotted rockcod
  • blackspotted rock cod
  • black-spotted rock cod
  • brownspotted grouper
  • estuary rockcod
  • giant rockcod

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 10 2021-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Bony fishes in the family Serranidae.

Key term(s)
  • sea-basses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 11 2021-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Epinephelus fasciatus(banded reed cod) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Serranidae].

Key term(s)
  • banded reefcod
  • banded rockcod
  • redbanded grouper
  • black-tip grouper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 12 2021-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Epinephelus aeneus(white grouper) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Serranidae].

OBS

grouper : common name also used to refer to various species of the family Serranidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 13 2021-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Epinephelus marginatus(dusky grouper) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Serranidae].

Key term(s)
  • dusky seaperch
  • yellow belly grouper
  • yellowbelly rock cod
  • yellow belly rock cod
  • yellow belly rockcod

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

mérou noir : nom vernaculaire également employé pour désigner l'espèce Centropristis striata.

OBS

mérou rouge : nom vernaculaire également employé pour désigner l'espèce Epinephelus morio.

Spanish

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Record 14 2020-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Serranidae.

OBS

giant grouper: common name also used to refer to the species Epinephelus itajara.

Key term(s)
  • brindlebass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Serranidae.

OBS

mérou géant : nom vernaculaire utilisé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Epinephelus itajara.

Spanish

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Record 15 2020-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Serranidae.

OBS

estuary rock cod; greasy cod : common names also used to refer to other species of the family Serranidae.

Key term(s)
  • estuary rockcod
  • greasy rockcod

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Serranidae.

Spanish

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Record 16 2016-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Brownspotted grouper. Epinephelus chlorostigma(Valenciennes, 1828). Family :Serranidae(Sea bases : groupers and fairy basslets), subfamily : Epinephelinae. Order : Perciformes(perch-likes).... Distribution : Indo-Pacific : Red Sea to Natal, South Africa and eastward to the western Pacific, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia.

OBS

"Hamour" is a common name for many species of fishes such as the Epinephelus fuscoguttatus and the Epinephelus coioides.

Key term(s)
  • brown-spotted grouper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 17 2016-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Serranidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Serranidae.

Spanish

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Record 18 2016-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Serranidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Serranidae.

Spanish

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Record 19 2016-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Serranidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Serranidae.

Spanish

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Record 20 2016-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Mycteroperca phenax(Jordan and Swain). A fish of the Serranidae family. Habitat : Both sides of America; in the western Atlantic from Bermuda throughout the Caribbean to Brazil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Mycteroperca phenax (Jordan and Swain). Poisson de la famille des Serranidés. Badèche galopin est le terme adopté par la FAO.

Spanish

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Record 21 2012-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Brown-marbled grouper(Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) is a large-bodied grouper(Serranidae), reaching approximately 1 m in length. This species is widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea...

OBS

A fish of the family Serranidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Serranidae, pouvant atteindre 1 mètre de long.

Spanish

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Record 22 2011-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

Any of numerous marine fishes of the family Serranidae including usually the smaller more active members of the family as distinguished from the groupers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Poisson téléostéen perciforme, prédateur, carnassier, très vorace, à bouche largement fendue et garnie de dents nombreuses, à pelviennes thoraciques, et dont les jeunes vivent en bancs, tandis que les adultes sont solitaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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