Snowy grouper

Snowy grouper
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Hyporthodus
Species:
H. niveatus
Binomial name
Hyporthodus niveatus
(Valenciennes, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Serranus niveatus Valenciennes, 1828
  • Epinephelus niveatus (Valenciennes, 1828)
  • Serranus margaritifer Günther, 1859
  • Serranus conspersus Poey, 1860
  • Hyporthodus flavicauda Gill, 1861
  • Alphestes scholanderi Walters, 1957

The snowy grouper (Hyporthodus niveatus) 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 western Atlantic Ocean.