Cephalopholis aitha

Osteichthyes Serranidae Genus Cephalopholis Cephalopholis aitha
Rusty hind
10.9 cm TL. Source: Jack Randall. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial.
Characteristic features:
Colour:

Head and body reddish brown, pelvic-fin base with indistinct dark blotch.

Size:

Up to 18 cn TL.

Distribution:

Western Central Pacific in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Inshore, in protected or silty reef areas from 5 to 33 m depth.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught in trawls and gill nets.

Similar species:

Cephalopholis leopardus
Leopard grouper

Cephalopholis leopardus

Cephalopholis leopardus differs in having a black saddle on caudal peduncle (vs. no black saddle); no dark blotch at pectoral-fin base (vs. dark blotch present) and a dark line on upper caudal fin (vs. no dark lines).

to Cephalopholis leopardus
External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM