Cephalopholis leopardus

Osteichthyes Serranidae Genus Cephalopholis Cephalopholis leopardus

Leopard grouper UKR

12 cm TL

Characteristic features:

Colour:

Body pale reddish with large orange spots, black saddle on caudal peduncle, dark submarginal streak near upper caudal-fin tip.

Size:

Up to 20 cm TL.

Distribution:

Indo–West Pacific in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Coral reefs, from 3 to 40 m depth.

Similar species:

Cephalopholis urodeta
Darkfin grouper

Cephalopholis urodeta differs in having caudal fin with 2 white lines (vs. upper and lower caudal-fin tips white).

to Cephalopholis urodeta

Cephalopholis spiloparaea
Strawberry grouper

Cephalopholis spiloparaea differs in having body mottled light and dark red with white (vs. pale reddish with large orange spots); no saddle on caudal peduncle (vs. black saddle); 2 white lines following the rear corners of the caudal fin s (vs. upper and lower caudal-fin tips white) and no dark lines on upper caudal-fin tip (vs. a dark line).

to Cephalopholis spiloparaea

External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species^TM