Cephalopholis family Serranidae. It contains the following species:
Blue-spotted grouper (Cephalopholis argus ) Golden hind (Cephalopholis aurantia ) (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828) Chocolate hind (Cephalopholis boenak ) Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata ) Bluespotted hind (Cephalopholis cyanostigma ) (Valenciennes, 1828) Bluelined hind (Cephalopholis formosa ) (Shaw in Shaw & Nodder, 1812) Coney (Cephalopholis fulva ) Yellowfin hind (Cephalopholis hemistiktos ) (Rüppell , 1830) Neptune grouper (Cephalopholis igarashiensis ) Katayama, 1957 Leopard grouper (Cephalopholis leopardus ) (Lacepède, 1801) Freckled hind (Cephalopholis microprion ) (Bleeker , 1852) Vermillion seabass (Cephalopholis miniata ) Niger hind (Cephalopholis nigri ) Vermilion hind (Cephalopholis oligosticta ) Randall & Ben-Tuvia, 1983 Pacific graysby (Cephalopholis panamensis ) Harlequin hind (Cephalopholis polleni ) (Bleeker, 1868) Cephalopholis polyspila Randall & Satapoomin, 2000 Six-blotch hind (Cephalopholis sexmaculata ) (Rüppell, 1830) Tomato hind (Cephalopholis sonnerati ) (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828) Strawberry grouper (Cephalopholis spiloparaea ) (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828) Blue-spotted sea bass (Cephalopholis taeniops ) V-tail grouper (Cephalopholis urodelus ) Darkfin hind (Cephalopholis urodeta ) (Forster in Bloch & Schneider , 1801) 
