Coral hind
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C. miniata
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| 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]
Gallery
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Cephalopholis miniata by Jaroslaw Barski.jpg
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Coral hind cruising past a mostly dead gorgonian. (6166399932).jpg
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Looking up the reef, shallow with cruising coral hind, and lots of coralline algae (6159009086).jpg
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Two Coral Hinds cruising the reef at Daedalus Reef, Red Sea, Egypt (6150879346).jpg
Utilization
- Fishery: small trading
References
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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