Cephalopholis spiloparaea

Cephalopholis spiloparaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Cephalopholis
Species: C. spiloparaea
Binomial name
Cephalopholis spiloparaea
(Valenciennes, 1828)

Cephalopholis spiloparaea, known commonly as the Strawberry Hind or Orange-red Pigmy Grouper, is a species of marine fish in the family Serranidae.

The Strawberry Hind is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area, Red Sea excluded.[2]

The Orange-red Pigmy Grouper is a medium size fish and can reach a maximum size of 30 cm length.[3]

References

  1. Ferreira, B.P., Gaspar, A.L.B. & Myers, R. 2008. Cephalopholis spiloparaea. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 September 2013.
  2. http://eol.org/pages/204631/details#distribution
  3. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/6455
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