Epinephelus adscensionis, commonly known as the rock hind,[1] is a species of ray-finned fish, a grouper within the subfamily, Epinephelinae. It is a wide-ranging species, from Ascension and St. Helena Islands and in the western Atlantic, as well as the Gulf of Mexico.[2] They grow up to 60cm and to 3kg.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
| Genus: | Epinephelus |
| Species: | E. adscensionis
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| Binomial name | |
| Epinephelus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)
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Habitat
editRock hind occur on Fig.242 rocky reefs in depths of 2 to 100m, and mainly feed on crabs and fish[2]. At St. Helena Islands, rock hind are often found in shallow waters.
References
edit- ^ "Epinephelus adscensionis summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ a b "Epinephelus acanthistius (Gilbert, 1892)" (PDF). www.fao.org.
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