Epinephelidae

coney

Cephalopholis fulva

Forty Four Centimeters Epinephelid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

• Yellow
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• South America
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Cephalopholis fulva, the coney or the butterfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is in the family Serranidae which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the western Atlantic. It is associated with reefs and is a quarry species for commercial and recreational fisheries.