Bluespotted Grouper

Cephalopholis cyanostigma

Reddish-brown, slightly mottled, with numerous pale blue, dark-edge spots.

Size : 35 cm

Habitat : Inhabits lagoons and out reefs, 1-50 m. Can be found in zones with seagrass as well as those with good coral growth. Feeds on fish and crustaceans.

Distribution : Andaman Islands and Malaysia to the Philippines, Palau, Solomons and GBR.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Perciformes

FAMILY

:

Epinephelidae

GENUS

:

Cephalopholis

SPECIES

:

Cephalopholis cyanostigma

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner