Cephalopholis nigripinnis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
| Genus: | Cephalopholis |
| Species: | C. nigripinnis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephalopholis nigripinnis (Valenciennes, 1828)
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Cephalopholis nigripinnis, the blackfin grouper, banded-tail coral-cod, blackfin rockcod, darkfin hind or duskyfin rockcod, is a species of marine
Epinephelinae which is in the family Serranidae which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the tropical Indian Ocean
.
Description
Cephalopholis nigripinnis has a body which is less deep than the head is long with the body being around a third as deep as the
Comoros Islands there are fish that are coloured almost black to match their dark coloured habitat.[3] There is a prominent brown spot on the opercle.[4] At a maximum total length of 28 cm (11 in) this is a small grouper species.[2]
Distribution
Cephalopholis nigripinnis is distributed in the western Indian Ocean along the eastern coast of Africa from Kenya south as far as
British Indian Ocean territory. Farther east they are found in the Maldives and off Sri Lamka and in the Andaman Sea south to Sumatra.[1] The only place they are found in Australia is Christmas Island.[4]
Habitat and biology
Cephalopholis nigripinnis is common wherever it occurs and lives in areas with plentiful coral where they feed on small fishes and crustaceans.[2] It occurs at depths down to 60 metres (200 ft).[4]
Taxonomy
Cephalopholis nigripinnis was first formally
allopatric but do occur together around Christmas Island where they hybridise.[3]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Cephalopholis nigripinnis" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ ISBN 92-5-103125-8.
- ^ a b c Bray, D.J. (2017). "Cephalopholis nigripinnis". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Serranus nigripinnis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
External links
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=313075
- http://www.fishbase.org/summary/66482
- http://eol.org/pages/11043795/details
- Photos of Cephalopholis nigripinnis on Sealife Collection
marine biology portal
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