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Golden Hind (Cephalopholis aurantia)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Cephalopholis aurantia

(Valenciennes, 1828)

Golden Hind

Also known as: Hind, Golden Grouper, Golden Rockcod, Orange Cod, Orange Rockcod

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About
Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

40–300 m

Max size

60 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy
Class

Teleostei

Order

Perciformes

Family

Epinephelidae

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Garrupa (Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus)

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Bommie Cod (Cephalopholis cyanostigma)

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Cloudy Rock Cod (Epinephelus erythrurus)

Epinephelus erythrurus

Cloudy Rock Cod

Bloch's Rockcod (Epinephelus maculatus)

Epinephelus maculatus

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Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata)

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Graysby

Image: © Wensen Wang (CC0) · iNaturalist (CC0) · source