Hyporthodus octofasciatus

Hyporthodus octofasciatus, the eightbar grouper, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae.

Hyporthodus octofasciatus
1923 illustration by Louis Thomas Griffin
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Epinephelidae
Genus:	Hyporthodus
Species:	H. octofasciatus
Binomial name
Hyporthodus octofasciatus (Griffin, 1926)
Synonyms[1]
Epinephelus compressus Postel, Fourmanoir and Gueze, 1963 Epinephelus octofasciatus Griffin, 1926