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Bony fish

Half-spotted Hind

Cephalopholis hemistiktos

Also known as: Cod, Duskyfin Grouper, Half-spotted Grouper, Hind, Red Sea Grouper, Rockcod, Yellowfin Grouper, Yellowfin Hind

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2018
Adult
@JarJar · EG, Egypt · October 20141 / 3
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, over patchy open reef areas.

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.

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How to identify

Behaviour
pairssolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Indian Ocean
  • Exact location · 1
  • Country only · 2
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Found singly or in pairs, over patchy open reef areas.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyEpinephelidae
    6. genusCephalopholis
    7. speciesCephalopholis hemistiktos (Rüppell, 1830)

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    More in the family

    Groupers (Epinephelidae)