Bluelined hind (Cephalopholis formosa)

Scientific name: Cephalopholis formosa Shaw, 1812

Bluelined hind (Cephalopholis formosa)

The Bluelined hind (Cephalopholis formosa) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cephalopholis formosa
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
34.0
Depth range
10–30 m (33–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: western India to Philippines, north to southern Japan (Honshu), south to northern Australia. 'Epinephelus formosus' from Madagascar, R?union and Mauritius are probably based on misidentifications of Cephalopholis polleni. Confused with Cephalopholis boenak.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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