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Cephalopholis hemistiktos (Ruppell 1830), the Yellowfin or
Half-Spotted Hind. Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Pakistan. To
fourteen inches overall. Brown to Red in color. A handsome, reclusive
species. Pictured, a juvenile (6 inch) in the Red Sea. |
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Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskal 1775), the Miniata Grouper, Coral
Hind. Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Line Islands. To eighteen inches in
length. Undoubtedly the most prized, frequently used member of the genus
for aquariums. A beauty that is intelligent, and capable of gulping up
small fishes and motile invertebrates. Red Sea. |
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Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskal 1775), the
Blacktip Grouper. You might think "fasciated" might be a
better common name for this Bass, until seeing how changeable its
coloring is in the wild. Indo-Pacific. to sixteen inches maximum
length. Indo-Pacific; One in Nuku Hiva, Marquesas. |
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Epinephelus spilotoceps Schultz 1953, the
Foursaddle Grouper. Indo-Pacific, but not the Red Sea, and
punctuated distribution in the west Pacific. To fourteen inches in
length. Periodically imported into the ornamental aquatics trade.
This one in a typical repose in N. Sulawesi. |
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