Chocolate Grouper
Cephalopholis boenak
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 703
- Most observed in
- 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Cephalopholis boenak, the chocolate hind, brownbarred rockcod, brown-banded cod or brown-banded rockcod, 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 reefs over a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. It is an important species for commercial fisheries in some parts of its range.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cephalopholis boenak”.