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leopard hind (Cephalopholis leopardus)
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Epinephelidae

leopard hind

Cephalopholis leopardus

Epinephelid Fish beneath the Persian Gulf

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Cephalopholis leopardus, also known as the Leopard grouper or Leopard hind, 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 Indo-Pacific.

Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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