Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953

keyframe of organism
Robert K. Whitton Saturday, June 18, 2005 Paris Point Shallows [Kiribati (Country)]
keyframe of organism
Robert K. Whitton Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Wake Island (Atoll) [United States of America]
keyframe of organism
Robert K. Whitton Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Wake Island (Atoll) [United States of America]
Schultz 1953 described melanostigma on page 348 in the 1953 edited volume, "Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Volume 1. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae", originally placing the species in the genus Epinephelus Bloch, 1793.

Other Authors using this species concept:
  • Page 348 Fig. 54 In Schultz, Leonard P., Earl S. Herald, Ernest A. Lachner, Arthur D. Welander & Loren P. Woods. 1953 Edited Volume Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Volume 1. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae i-xxxii, 1-685, pls. 1-74 as Epinephelus melanostigma
  • In Eschmeyer, William N. 2004 Electronic Source The Catalog of Fishes Online as Epinephelus melanostigma
  • Page 26 In Mundy, Bruce C., Richard C. Wass, E. E. DeMartini, Jr., Brian D. Greene, Brian Zgliczynski, Robert E. Schroeder & Craig Musberger. 2010 Journal Article Inshore Fishes of Howland Island, Baker Island, Jarvis Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef 1-131 as Epinephelus melanostigma
  • Page 112,115,41D,E,297 In Myers, Robert F. 1999 Book Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192 as Epinephelus melanostigma
  • Page 19 In Randall, John E., Hitoshi Ida, Kenji Kato, Richard L. Pyle & John L. Earle. 1997 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the inshore fishes of the Ogasawara Islands 1-74, pls. 1-19 (color) as Epinephelus melanostigma

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia
 Superphylum Deuterostomia
  Phylum Chordata
   Subphylum Craniata
    Superclass Gnathostomata
     Class Actinopterygii
      Order Perciformes
       Suborder Percoidei
        Family Serranidae
         Subfamily Epinephelinae
          Genus Epinephelus
           Species melanostigma

Locations

Evidence

6 VideoRecordings
2 StillImages
9 References
12-45m

Associated Organisms
Taxa Identified As Location Evidence Type Event Date Observers/Collectors Determiners Min Depth Max Depth
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Paris Point Shallows Video Recording 06/19/2005 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 3m 3m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Starbuck Video Recording 09/05/2008 John L. Earle John L. Earle 0m 0m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Starbuck Video Recording 09/05/2008 John L. Earle John L. Earle 12m 12m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Starbuck Video Recording 09/05/2008 John L. Earle John L. Earle 12m 12m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Starbuck Video Recording 09/05/2008 John L. Earle John L. Earle 12m 12m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Avarua Video Recording 06/24/2012 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton m m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Howland Island Reference 12/31/2010 Page(s) m m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Baker Island Reference 12/31/2010 Page(s) m m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Jarvis Island Reference 12/31/2010 Page(s) m m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Palmyra Atoll Reference 12/31/2010 Page(s) m m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Kingman Reef Reference 12/31/2010 Page(s) m m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Palau Islands Reference 01/01/1999 Myers 1999 Page(s) 297 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia Coral Graphics,Barrigada, Guam. Third edition, revised and expanded Edition: i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192. m m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Kapingamarangi (Kirinidi) Reference 01/01/1999 Myers 1999 Page(s) 297 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia Coral Graphics,Barrigada, Guam. Third edition, revised and expanded Edition: i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192. m m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Marshall Islands Reference 01/01/1999 Myers 1999 Page(s) 297 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia Coral Graphics,Barrigada, Guam. Third edition, revised and expanded Edition: i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192. m m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-shoto) Reference 12/31/1997 Randall, Ida, Kato, Pyle & Earle 1997 Page(s) 19 Annotated checklist of the inshore fishes of the Ogasawara Islands National Science Museum Tokyo, National Science Museum Monographs(11): 1-74, pls. 1-19 (color). m m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Wake Island (Atoll) Still Image 02/11/2024 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 45m 45m
Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander & Woods, 1953 Wake Island (Atoll) Still Image 02/10/2024 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 12m 12m
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