Pacific Creole-Fish (Cephalopholis colonus)

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Cephalopholis colonus

(Valenciennes, 1846)

Pacific Creole-Fish

Also known as: Pacific Creolfish, Hind

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Perciformes

Family

Epinephelidae

Where to find it

common

Costa Rica

rare

Panama (Pacific)

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Pacific Goliath Grouper

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Garrupa

Cephalopholis cyanostigma

Cephalopholis cyanostigma

Bommie Cod

Epinephelus erythrurus

Epinephelus erythrurus

Cloudy Rock Cod

Epinephelus maculatus

Epinephelus maculatus

Bloch's Rockcod

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