Hawaiian grouper
| Hawaiian grouper | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Epinephelidae |
| Genus: | Hyporthodus |
| Species: | H. quernus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyporthodus quernus (Seale, 1901) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Epinephelus quernus Seale, 1901 | |
The Hawaiian grouper (Hyporthodus quernus), also known as the Hawaiian black grouper, Seale's grouper or Hapuʻupuʻu, 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 Hawaii.