Leopard hind (Cephalopholis leopardus)

Scientific name: Cephalopholis leopardus Lacep?de, 1801

Leopard hind (Cephalopholis leopardus)

The Leopard hind (Cephalopholis leopardus) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Resembles C. urodeta, but always has a distinctive dark saddle on caudal peduncle.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cephalopholis leopardus
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
24.0
Depth range
1–40 m (3–131 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 40 m, usually 3 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa (but not the Red Sea, Persian Gulf or South Africa) to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia. Including most islands of the Indian Ocean and that of the west-central Pacific. Record from Rodriguez by Heemstra & Randall (1984, ) could not be verified and is probably erroneous.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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