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Chocolate Hind

Cephalopholis boenak

Bislamalos— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Chocolate Hind — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · portioid (CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Reef
Max size
30 cm
Depth
4-30 m
Family
Serranidae

Cephalopholis boenak, the chocolate hind, brownbarred rockcod, brown-banded cod or brown-banded rockcod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is in the family Serranidae which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is associated with reefs over a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. It is an important species for commercial fisheries in some parts of its range.

Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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