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Coral Grouper

Cephalopholis miniata

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

Coral Grouper — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · Rickard Zerpe (CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Reef
Max size
50 cm
Depth
2-150 m
Family
Serranidae

Cephalopholis miniata, commonly known as the coral grouper, coral hind, coral rock cod, coral cod, coral trout, round-tailed trout or vermillion seabass is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper of the family Epinephelidae. It is associated with coral reefs and occurs in the Indo-Pacific.

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