Breaksea cod

Breaksea cod
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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
	Serranus armatus Castelnau, 1875; Epinephelus armatus (Castelnau, 1875); Epinephelides leai Ogilby, 1899;

The breaksea cod (Epinephelides armatus), black-arse cod or tiger cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. 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.

References

^ Cornish, A.; et al. (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.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Epinephelides armatus". FishBase. December 2019 version.

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] Cornish, A.; et al. (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.

[Fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Epinephelides armatus". FishBase. December 2019 version.

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