Cephalopholis boenak

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Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch, 1790)
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Serranidae
Genus:
Cephalopholis
Species:
C. boenak
Binomial name
Cephalopholis boenak
(Bloch, 1790)

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Cephalopholis boenak is a species of fish in the Serranidae family, known under many common names, including "Bluelined Coralcod", "Brown-banded Seabass", "Brownbarred Grouper", "Brown-barred Rockcod", "Brownbarred Rockcod", "Brown Coral-cod", "Brown Coral Cod", "Charcoal Grouper", "Cherna Chocolate", "Chocolate Hind", "Dusty-banded Cod", "Overcast Grouper", "Rock Cod" and "Vielle Chocolat" .[1] Its natural habitat is coral reefs and it is found in the waters around Australia, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Réunion, Seychelles, Singapore, the Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vanuatu, and Vietnam .[1]

Common Name

Chocolate hind

Habitat

Salt water

Dispersion

The gulf of Thailand

Utilization

  • Fishery : Sustaining
  • Aquarium : Trade

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 C. Thierry, Y. Sadovy, D. Pollard, M. Samoilys, M. Kulbicki & K. Carpenter (2008). Cephalopholis boenak. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved January 30, 2010.

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