halfspotted grouper

Cephalopholis hemistiktos

Thirty Five Centimeters Seabass from the Indian Ocean

halfspotted grouper is known around Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the largest recorded length is 35 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Cephalopholis
Maximum length: 35 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: only from the northern end of the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf and coast of Pakistan. Records from elsewhere are apparently based on misidentifications of other species. Misidentified as Cephalopholis miniatus by Kuronuma & Abe (1986, Ref. 5999 ) from Kuwait.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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