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Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch, 1790)

Chocolate hind
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Mozambique country information

Common names: Garoupa chocolate
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga, 1990
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to Delagoa Bay. Recorded from Inhaca I. (Ref. 5285). Museum: RUSI 10924, 17175, 18034; ZMH 13863 (Ref. 4787). Also Ref. 4319, 5213, 5222, 089707.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pereira, M.A.M., 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Vielle chocolat, Cherna chocolate, Brownbarred grouper, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Cephalopholis: Greek, kephale = head + Greek, pholis = scale (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 64 m, usually 4 - 30 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 32°N - 32°S, 29°E - 171°E (Ref. 5222)

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