Cephalopholis sexmaculata

Cephalopholis sexmaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Cephalopholis
Species: C. sexmaculata
Binomial name
Cephalopholis sexmaculata
(Rüppell, 1830)

Cephalopholis sexmaculata, known commonly as the Six-blotch Hind, is a species of marine fish in the family Serranidae.

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

The Six-blotch Hind is a medium size fish and can reach a maximum size of 50 cm length.[3]

References

  1. Cabanban, A.S., Myers, R., Yeeting, B., Pollard, D., Kulbicki, M. & Fennessy, S. 2008. Cephalopholis sexmaculata. 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/216583/details#distribution
  3. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/6453


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