Coral grouper

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Coral grouper

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Cephalopholis
Species:
C. miniata
Binomial name
Cephalopholis miniata
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms[2]
  • Perca miniata Forsskål, 1775
  • Epinephelus miniatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Serranus miniatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Pomacentrus burdi Lacepède, 1802
  • Serranus cyanostigmatoides Bleeker, 1849
  • Serranus perguttatus De Vis, 1884
  • Cephalopholis maculatus Seale & B.A. Bean, 1907
  • Cephalopholis formosanus Tanaka, 1911
  • Cephalopholis boninius Jordan & Thompson, 1914

Cephalopholis miniata, also known as the coral grouper, coral hind, coral rock cod, coral cod, coral trout, round-tailed trout or vermillion seabass is a species of marine

Epinephelinae which is in the family Serranidae which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is associated with coral reefs and occurs in the Indo-Pacific
.

Description

Cephalopholis miniata has a body which is 2.6-3.0 times as long in

caudal fins. They sometimes have diagonal paler bars on the flanks. The colour of the juveniles is orange to yellow with fewer widely separated faint blue spots.[4] They attain a maximum total length of 50 centimetres (20 in).[2]

Distribution

Cephalopholis miniata has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution from eastern coast of Africa where it occurs from the Red Sea to Durban in South Africa and east through the Indian Ocean and into the Pacific as far as the Line Islands. It occurs as far north as southern Japan and south to northern Australia. Its occurs in most islands of the Indian Ocean and the west-central Pacific but it has not been recorded from the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. There are also records from southwestern India and the Andaman Sea coasts of Thailand.[1] In Australia it is found from the Houtman Abrolhos in Western Australia to Wigram Island, Northern Territory and the northern Great Barrier Reef to Moreton Bay in Queensland, it is also found at Middleton Reef and Elizabeth Reef in the Coral Sea and Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[4]

Habitat and biology

Cephalopholis miniata is found in clear water where there are coastal and offshore coral reefs, it prefers exposed rather than protected areas.

protogynous hermaphrodite and they change sex from female to male.[4] The male patrols the territory and visits each female, swimming parallel to each other when they meet.[6]

Taxonomy

Cephalopholis miniata was first formally

type locality given as Jeddah.[7]

Utilisation

Cephalopholis miniata is an important species in commercial fisheries at the local level

aquarium trade.[1]

Gallery

  • Detail
    Detail
  • Exemplar in the Red Sea
    Exemplar in the Red Sea
  • Coral grouper in Raja Ampat, 2014
    Coral grouper in
    Raja Ampat
    , 2014

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T132732A100455926.en
    . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cephalopholis miniata" in FishBase. December 2006 version.
  3. ^
    ISBN 92-5-103125-8
    .
  4. ^ a b c d Dianne J. Bray. "Cephalopholis miniata". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Coral Cod, Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskal, 1775)". Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Cathleen Bester. "Cephalopholis miniate". Discover Fish. Florida Museum. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  7. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Perca miniata". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

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