Cephalopholis nigripinnis

Cephalopholis nigripinnis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Cephalopholis
Species: C. nigripinnis
Binomial name
Cephalopholis nigripinnis
(Valenciennes, 1828)

Cephalopholis nigripinnis, known commonly as the Darkfin Hind, is a species of marine fish in the family Serranidae.

The Darkfin Hind is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, Red Sea excluded.[2]

The Darkfin Hind is a medium size fish and can reach a maximum size of 28 cm length.[3]

References

  1. Craig, M.T. 2008. Cephalopholis nigripinnis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 September 2013.
  2. http://eol.org/pages/11043795/details#distribution
  3. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Cephalopholis-nigripinnis.html
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