Coral grouper

Coral grouper
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Cephalopholis
Species:
C. miniata
Binomial name
Cephalopholis miniata
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Perca miniata Forsskål, 1775
  • Epinephelus miniatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Serranus miniatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Pomacentrus burdi Lacepède, 1802
  • Serranus cyanostigmatoides Bleeker, 1849
  • Serranus perguttatus De Vis, 1884
  • Cephalopholis maculatus Seale & B.A. Bean, 1907
  • Cephalopholis formosanus Tanaka, 1911
  • Cephalopholis boninius Jordan & Thompson, 1914

Cephalopholis miniata, also known as the coral grouper, coral hind, coral rock cod, coral cod, coral trout, round-tailed trout or vermillion seabass is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is in the family Serranidae which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is associated with coral reefs and occurs in the Indo-Pacific.

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