Freckled hind (Cephalopholis microprion)

Scientific name: Cephalopholis microprion Bleeker, 1852

Freckled hind (Cephalopholis microprion)

The Freckled hind (Cephalopholis microprion) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Pacific, including the Andaman Sea, Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, Solomon Islands, and New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cephalopholis microprion
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: including the Andaman Sea, Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, Solomon Islands, and New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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