Variola (fish)
| Variola | |
|---|---|
| Variola louti | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Epinephelidae |
| Genus: | Variola Swainson, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Variola longipinna Swainson, 1839 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Pseudoserranus Klunzinger, 1870 | |
Variola, the lyretails, is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific and their distribution extends from the Red Sea to South Africa across the Indian Ocean and east to the islands of the central Pacific.