Cephalopholis boenak
| Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch, 1790) | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Cephalopholis |
| Species: | C. boenak |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch, 1790) | |
Cephalopholis boenak is a species of fish in the Serranidae family, known under many common names, including "Bluelined Coralcod", "Brown-banded Seabass", "Brownbarred Grouper", "Brown-barred Rockcod", "Brownbarred Rockcod", "Brown Coral-cod", "Brown Coral Cod", "Charcoal Grouper", "Cherna Chocolate", "Chocolate Hind", "Dusty-banded Cod", "Overcast Grouper", "Rock Cod" and "Vielle Chocolat" .[1] Its natural habitat is coral reefs and it is found in the waters around Australia, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Réunion, Seychelles, Singapore, the Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vanuatu, and Vietnam .[1]
Common Name
Chocolate hind
Habitat
Salt water
Dispersion
The gulf of Thailand
Utilization
- Fishery : Sustaining
- Aquarium : Trade
References
- 1 2 3 C. Thierry, Y. Sadovy, D. Pollard, M. Samoilys, M. Kulbicki & K. Carpenter (2008). Cephalopholis boenak. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
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