Bluelined Grouper
Cephalopholis formosa
Also known as: Blue Line Grouper, Blue-lined Coral Cod, Blue-lined Hind, Blue-lined Rockcod, Blue-lined Sea Bass, Bluestripe Grouper, Chocolate Hind, Cod, Hind, Rockcod, Trout
- Blue Line Grouper
- Blue-lined Coral Cod
- Blue-lined Hind
- Blue-lined Rockcod
- Blue-lined Sea Bass
- Bluestripe Grouper
- Chocolate Hind
- Cod
- Hind
- Rockcod
- Trout
Overview
Found singly, over shallow, dead or silty reefs.
Groupers are solitary carnivores that hunt near the bottom usually at dusk. Food is drawn into their mouths by a powerful suction when they open their overly large mouths and then swallowed whole.
Spawning is seasonal and controlled by the moons phase.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
- Exact location · 1
- Country only · 7
Found singly, over shallow, dead or silty reefs.
Adult photos 8
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