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Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch, 1790)

Chocolate hind
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Common names: Brown coral cod, Brown coral-cod, Chocolate Hind
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Wilson, K.D.P., 2003
Importance: commercial | Ref: Lai, N.-W., 2023
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reported from Lobster Bay, Cape D'Aguilar (Ref. 33067). Museum: ANSP 76599; BPBM 18641; NMW 39870. Also reported from Sharp Island, Hoi Ha Wan, Tung Ping Chau (Ref. 94637); and Yan Chau Tong (Ref. 129329). Juveniles were recorded from Three Fathoms Cove and Lai Chi Chong (Ref. 125536). The species was observed on 101 to 200 occasions during 400 dive surveys on artificial reefs (Ref. 119494). Sold in live fish markets. Caught via hooks and lines (Ref. 125552). Also Ref. 4787, 5222, 12087, 119714, 125586, 128523.
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Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Vielle chocolat, Cherna chocolate, Brownbarred grouper, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Cephalopholis: Greek, kephale = head + Greek, pholis = scale (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 64 m, usually 4 - 30 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 32°N - 32°S, 29°E - 171°E (Ref. 5222)

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