strawberry hind

Cephalopholis spiloparaea

Epinephelid Fish Facing Coral Bleaching

Black
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Cephalopholis spiloparaea, known commonly as the strawberry hind, strawberry rock cod, strawberry cod, or orange rock cod, 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. This fish occurs throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Cephalopholis
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Pinda, Mozambique (15°S) to French Polynesia and the Pitcairn Group, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Heron Island at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. Often misidentified as Cephalopholis aurantia (or as Cephalopholis analis , a junior synonym of Cephalopholis aurantia ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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