Cephalopholis boenak

Osteichthyes Serranidae Genus Cephalopholis Cephalopholis boenak
Chocolate grouper CVK
15.9 cm TL
Characteristic features:
Colour:

Brownish with 7 or 8 darker bars, head without spots or blue oceli, dark opercular spot, some fins white edged.

Size:

Up to 26 cm TL.

Distribution:

Indo–West Pacific in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Mainly shallow dead and silty reefs, from 1 to 30 m depth.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught with hook-and-line, gill net, traps, and in trawls.

Similar species:

Cephalopholis microprion
Freckled grouper

Cephalopholis microprion

Cephalopholis microprion differs in having a head and anterior body with dark-edged blue spots (vs. no spots); no dark opercular spot (vs. dark opercular spot present) and sometimes with pale bars on posterior body (vs. 7 or 8 darker bars on body).

to Cephalopholis microprion
External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM