golden hind

Cephalopholis aurantia

Epinephelid Fish of Indo Pacific

golden hind is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 60 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Cephalopholis
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: islands of the western Indian Ocean to Japan and the central Pacific. Except for a single specimen caught off the coast of Natal, South Africa, Heemstra and Randall 1993 know of no confirmed records from other continental localities of East Africa. Cephalopholis aurantia from east Africa reported by Morgans 1982 (Ref. 6448 ) is a misidentification of Cephalopholis nigripinnis .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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