''Cephalopholis'' is a genus of marine
ray-finned fish
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,
grouper
Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes.
Not all serranids are called "groupers"; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name "grouper" is u ...
s from the
subfamily
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Epinephelinae
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in the
family
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Serranidae
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, which also includes the
anthias
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and sea basses. Many of the species have the word "hind" as part of their common name in
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Species
''Cephalolophis'' contains the following 24 species:
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* '' Cephalopholis aitha'' Randall & Heemstra, 1991 (Rusty hind)
* '' Cephalopholis argus'' Schneider, 1801 (Peacock hind)
* '' Cephalopholis aurantia'' (]Valenciennes
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, 1828) (Golden hind)
* '' Cephalopholis boenak'' (Bloch, 1790) (Chocolate hind)
* '' Cephalopholis cruentata'' ( Lacépède, 1802) (Graysby)
* '' Cephalopholis cyanostigma'' (Valenciennes, 1828) (Bluespotted hind)
* '' Cephalopholis formosa'' (Shaw
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, 1812) (Bluelined hind)
* '' Cephalopholis fulva'' (Linnaeus
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, 1758) (Coney)
* ''Cephalopholis hemistiktos
''Cephalopholis hemistiktos'', the yellowfin hind, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a member of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias
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'' ( Rüppell, 1830) (Yellowfin hind)
* '' Cephalopholis igarashiensis'' Katayama, 1957 (Garish hind)
* '' Cephalopholis leopardus'' (Lacepède, 1801) (Leopard hind)
* '' Cephalopholis microprion'' ( Bleeker, 1852) (Freckled hind)
* '' Cephalopholis miniata'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Coral hind)
* '' Cephalopholis nigri'' ( Günther, 1859) (Nigri hind)
* '' Cephalopholis nigripinnis'' (Valenciennes, 1828) (Blackfin grouper)
* '' Cephalopholis oligosticta'' Randall & Ben-Tuvia, 1983 (Vermilion hind)
* '' Cephalopholis panamensis'' ( Steindachner 1876) (Pacific graysby)
* '' Cephalopholis polleni'' (Bleeker, 1868) (Harlequin hind)
* '' Cephalopholis polyspila'' Randall & Satapoomin, 2000
* '' Cephalopholis sexmaculata'' (Rüppell 1830) (Sixblotch hind)
* '' Cephalopholis sonnerati'' (Valenciennes 1828) (Tomato hind)
* '' Cephalopholis spiloparaea'' (Valenciennes 1828) (Strawberry hind)
* '' Cephalopholis taeniops'' (Valenciennes 1828) (Bluespotted seabass)
* '' Cephalopholis urodeta'' ( Forster, 1801) (Darkfin hind)
Recent molecular analyses have challenged the placement of the redmouth grouper in the genus ''Aethaloperca'', in a study based on five different genes this species fell within in the ''Cephalopholis'' clade, thus suggesting that the species should be included in this genus and referred to as ''Cephalopholis rogaa''.
References
Epinephelini
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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