Cephalopholis miniata

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea
Familia: Serranidae
Subfamilia: Epinephelinae
Genus: Cephalopholis
Species: Cephalopholis miniata

Name

Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonyms

* Perca miniata Forsskål, 1775
* Serranus cyanostigmatoides Bleeker, 1849
* Cephalopholis maculatus Seale & Bean, 1907
* Cephalopholis formosanus Tanaka, 1911
* Cephalopholis boninius Jordan & Thompson, 1914
* Cephalopholis miniatus Forsskål, 1775

References

* Forsskål, P. 1775: Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae. Descriptiones animalium quae in itinere ad Maris Australis terras per annos 1772 1773 et 1774 suscepto: 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map.

Vernacular names
Česky: Kanic modroskvrnný
English: Coral Hind
日本語: ユカタハタ

The Vermillion seabass, also known as the Jewel Grouper or the Coral Hind (Cephalopholis miniatus) is a species of fish in the Serranidae family.

Description

Vermillion seabasses are red with blue spots with a body length of 24.5 cm and a common size of 30-40 cm.

Diet

Cephalopholis miniata feeds mainly on fishes, Pseudanthias squamipinnis (sea goldie) and crustaceans.

References

^ Cabanan, A. S., Culbicki, M., Fennesy, S., Heemstra, P.C. & Yeeting, B. (2008). Cephalopholis miniata. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 28 August 2009. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern