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Bony fish

Coral Hind

Cephalopholis miniata

Also known as: Cod, Coral Cod, Coral Grouper, Coral Rockcod, Coral Trout, Hind, Jewel Grouper, Miniata Grouper, Red Jewel Grouper, Rockcod, Trout, Vermilion Grouper, Vermilion Rockcod, Vermilion Sea Bass

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2018
Juvenile
@fishx6 · Mirihi Island Resort, Maldives · May 20081 / 4

Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.

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Overview

Juveniles are yellow to orange, with fewer, fainter and more widely scattered blue spots than the red-brown adults.

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How to identify

Pattern
blue spots

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Country only · 4
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Juvenile photos 4

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Discussion 2

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2 comments

  • Randy· 29 Aug 2019

    I'm pretty sure the last picture to the right isn't a coral grouper. http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4383

  • Randy· 11 Apr 2019

    This fish looks like a Harlequin Fish, Othos dentex

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Taxonomy

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyEpinephelidae
  6. genusCephalopholis
  7. speciesCephalopholis miniata (Forsskål, 1775)

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More in the family

Groupers (Epinephelidae)