Sealife guideThe pacific creolefishCephalopholis colonus

Last updated on 12/04/2024 at 11:44 PM
Taxonomy
English names Pacific creolefish
French namesBadèche créole du Pacifique
Spanish namesIndioGringoSandia
Scientific nameCephalopholis colonus (Valenciennes, 1846)
FamilyEpinephelidae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
The pacific creolefish (Cephalopholis colonus)
The pacific creolefish (Cephalopholis colonus) ©  | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Bluespotted grouper
Bluespotted grouperCephalopholis cyanostigma
Coney
ConeyCephalopholis fulva
Coral hind
Coral hindCephalopholis miniata
Darkfin hind
Darkfin hindCephalopholis urodeta
Graysby
GraysbyCephalopholis cruentata
Halfspotted grouper
Halfspotted grouperCephalopholis hemistiktos
Peacock grouper
Peacock grouperCephalopholis argus
Tomato grouper
Tomato grouperCephalopholis sonnerati
Within the same family
Blacktip grouper
Blacktip grouperEpinephelus fasciatus
Greasy grouper
Greasy grouperEpinephelus tauvina
Highfin coral grouper
Highfin coral grouperPlectropomus oligacanthus
Honeycomb grouper
Honeycomb grouperEpinephelus merra
Nassau grouper
Nassau grouperEpinephelus striatus
Red hind grouper
Red hind grouperEpinephelus guttatus
Roving coral grouper
Roving coral grouperPlectropomus pessuliferus
Speckledfin grouper
Speckledfin grouperEpinephelus ongus
Discover also
Axilspot hogfish
Axilspot hogfishBodianus axillaris
Black damselfish
Black damselfishNeoglyphidodon melas
Chevroned butterflyfish
Chevroned butterflyfishChaetodon trifascialis
Moorish idol
Moorish idolZanclus cornutus
Ocellated frogfish
Ocellated frogfishFowlerichthys ocellatus
Pearly razorfish
Pearly razorfishXyrichtys novacula
Seaweed blenny
Seaweed blennyParablennius marmoreus
Yellow goosefish
Yellow goosefishLophius litulon
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Blotchy swell shark
Blotchy swell sharkCephaloscyllium umbratile
Gorgona guitarfish
Gorgona guitarfishPseudobatos prahli
Horn shark
Horn sharkHeterodontus francisci
Lemonpeel angelfish
Lemonpeel angelfishCentropyge flavissima
Ocellated eagle ray
Ocellated eagle rayAetobatus ocellatus
Persian carpet flatworm
Persian carpet flatwormPseudobiceros bedfordi
Sea goldie
Sea goldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Skunk cleaner shrimp
Skunk cleaner shrimpLysmata amboinensis

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