Coral hind
| Coral hind | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Cephalopholis |
| Species: | C. miniata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskål, 1775) | |
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Cephalopholis miniata, known commonly as the coral hind, is a species of marine fish in the family Serranidae. Other names include miniatus grouper, miniata grouper, coral or blue-spot rockcod, vermilion seabass, and coral grouper.
The coral hind is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area, including Durban, South Africa, the Red Sea, and Line Islands.[2]
The coral hind is a medium size fish and can reach a maximum size of 50 centimetres (20 in) length.[3]
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Utilization
- Fishery: small trading
References
- ↑ Cabanban, A.S., Kulbicki, M., Fennessy, S., Heemstra, P.C. & Yeeting, B. (2008). "Cephalopholis miniata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved May 2013. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- ↑ "Distribution of Cephalopholis miniata". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ "Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskål, 1775)". FishBase. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
External links
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cephalopholis miniatus" in FishBase. May 2013 version.
- Coral grouper/Coral hind BBC. Updated July 2005. Retrieved May 2013.
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