Grouper [SEP] parent taxon
Grouper
Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes.
Not all serranids are called groupers; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name grouper is usually given to fish in one of two large genera: "Epinephelus" and "Mycteroperca". In addition, the species classified in the small genera "Anyperidon", "Cromileptes", "Dermatolepis", "Gracila", "Saloptia", and "Triso"
host groupers belonging to the genus "Mycteroperca" in the Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic. These species are "P. beverleyburtonae" , "P. sosia" , "P. oliveri" , and "P. hayet".
Etymology.
The specific name, "hayet", is from Arabic (حياة). The species was named after the mother of the first author of the taxon.
Hosts and localities.
The type-host of "Pseudorhabdosynochus hayet" is the grouper mottled grouper ("Mycteroperca rubra"