Breaksea cod

The breaksea cod, black-arse cod or tiger cod, (Epinephelides armatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea beasses. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs. This species is the only member of its genus.

Breaksea cod

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Anthiinae
Genus: Epinephelides
Ogilby, 1899
Species:
E. armatus
Binomial name
Epinephelides armatus
(Castelnau, 1875)
Synonyms[2]
  • Serranus armatus Castelnau, 1875
  • Epinephelus armatus (Castelnau, 1875)
  • Epinephelides leai Ogilby, 1899

References
  1. Cornish, A. (Grouper & Wrasse Specialist Group) (2004). "Epinephelides armatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44679A10923317. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44679A10923317.en. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Epinephelides armatus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.


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