Sealife guideThe tomato grouperCephalopholis sonnerati

Taxonomy

Common name: Tomato grouper
French name: Mérou tomate
Spanish name: Cherna piña
Scientific name: Cephalopholis sonnerati (Valenciennes, 1828)
Family name: Epinephelidae
Order name: Perciformes
Class name: Actinopterygii

Did you know ?

The tomato grouper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The tomato grouper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2018 within the category Least Concern !

The tomato grouper (Cephalopholis sonnerati) © Stephankerkhofs | Dreamstime.com

Within the same genus

Pacific creolefish
(Cephalopholis colonus)

Coney
(Cephalopholis fulva)

Bluespotted grouper
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)

Peacock grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)

Darkfin hind
(Cephalopholis urodeta)

Halfspotted grouper
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)

Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)

Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)

Within the same family

Atlantic creolefish
(Paranthias furcifer)

Highfin coral grouper
(Plectropomus oligacanthus)

Dusky grouper
(Epinephelus marginatus)

Camouflage grouper
(Epinephelus polyphekadion)

Red hind
(Epinephelus guttatus)

Honeycomb grouper
(Epinephelus merra)

Greasy grouper
(Epinephelus tauvina)

Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)

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(Melichthys niger)

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(Sphyraena qenie)

Springer's damselfish
(Chrysiptera springeri)

Orange-striped goby
(Amblygobius decussatus)

Mural goby
(Valenciennea muralis)

Bluestreak goby
(Valenciennea strigata)

Redfin butterflyfish
(Chaetodon lunulatus)

Red indian fish
(Pataecus fronto)

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