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Cephalopholis aurantia (Valenciennes, 1828)

Golden hind
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Reunion Island [La] (La Réunion) country information

Common names: Ananas bâtard, Cuisinier, Peau dure
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Taquet, M. and A. Diringer, 1992
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Uses: no uses
Comments: More frequent in East that West of La Reunion I. (Ref. 89967). Common depth: >100 m. Observed by divers on wrecks at 50 m depth (Ref. 89967). Max length: 60 cm (Ref. 89967). Common weight: 0.5-0.8 kg (Ref. 89967). Museum: BPBM 20053; MNHN 1975-720; NMW 39850 (Ref. 4787). MHNRUN 321; MNHN A.7688, 766, 1975-0720, 1998-0498, 1998-0499 (Ref. 33390). Also Ref. 4319. In range Ref. 5222.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/re.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004
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Common names from other countries

Vieille dorée, Cherna dorada, Orange cod, ... 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: Valenciennes.

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

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 40 - 300 m (Ref. 89972), usually 100 - 250 m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical; 30°N - 59°S, 29°E - 150°W (Ref. 5222)

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