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Sixblotch Hind (Cephalopholis sexmaculata)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Cephalopholis sexmaculata

(Rüppell, 1830)

Sixblotch Hind

Also known as: Sixspot Grouper, Hind, Freckled Rock-Cod, Saddled Rockcod, Six-Banded Grouper, Six-Blotch Rockcod

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About
Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–150 m

Max size

50 cm

Max weight

7 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy
Class

Teleostei

Order

Perciformes

Family

Epinephelidae

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Image: © Jean-Paul Boerekamps (CC0) · iNaturalist (CC0) · source