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Cephalopholis spiloparaea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Cephalopholis

Higher classification
  
Cephalopholis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Serranidae

Scientific name
  
Cephalopholis spiloparaea

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Cephalopholis, Epinephelus spilotoceps, Cephalopholis panamensis, Cephalopholis boenak, Gracila albomarginata

Cephalopholis spiloparaea, known commonly as the strawberry hind or orange-red pigmy grouper, is a species of marine fish in the family Serranidae.

The strawberry hind is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area, Red Sea excluded.

The orange-red pigmy grouper is a medium size fish and can reach a maximum size of 30 cm length.

References

Cephalopholis spiloparaea Wikipedia