Cephalopholis miniata

Serranidae
Coral Rockcod, Blue-spotted Rockcod, Coral Cod, Coral Grouper, Coral Hind, Red Coral Perch, Red Grouper, Round-tailed Trout, Vermilion Grouper, Vermilion Rockcod, Vermilion Seabass
  • Cephalopholis miniata, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Cephalopholis miniata, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Cephalopholis miniata, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
    Cephalopholis miniata, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Cephalopholis miniata, Juvenile, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Cephalopholis miniata, Juvenile, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Cephalopholis miniata, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Cephalopholis miniata, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Cephalopholis miniata, NSW, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Cephalopholis miniata, NSW, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Orange-red body with strongly contrasting blue spots, tailfin with rounded rear margin, orange pectoral fin. Capable of quickly turning off or on a pattern of irregular light bars on body. Distinguished from similarly brightly-coloured Plectropomus species (blue-spotted coral trouts) by rounded rather than flat rear tail margin, a steeper forehead profile and a more 'bottom dweller' body shape. Orange, unspotted pectoral fin and lack of lines on face distinguish it from similar C. sexmaculata (Sixband Rockcod). Length to 45 cm.
Information
  • Max Size: 45 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 19.1-31.3°C
  • Depth: 2-150m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 8.4
    Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here
Rarity
  • Threats: Exploitation, Habitat degradation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Frequent (13% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Few (3 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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