Darkfin Hind

Cephalopholis urodeta

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

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Habitat: Reef
Max size: 28 cm
Depth: 3-15 m
Family: Serranidae

Cephalopholis urodeta, the darkfin hind, flagtail rockcod, chevron rockcod, duskyfin hind, duskyfin rockcod, flagtail grouper or V-tail grouper, 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. This fish occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean and the far eastern Indian Ocean.

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Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Two small red-brown hinds of coral-rich reefs. Leopard Hind always has a large dark brown saddle on top of the tail base, with a smaller one behind it, and its head is covered in red-orange spots. Darkfin Hind has no saddle: its body darkens towards the rear, and two white to bluish-white bands on the tail converge towards the edge.

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