Sixblotch hind (Cephalopholis sexmaculata)

Species facts

Scientific name

Cephalopholis sexmaculata

Family

Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)

Order

Perciformes (Perch-like fish)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

50.0

Depth range

6–150 m (20–492 ft)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 6 - 150 m

Climate

Tropical

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to South Africa and eastward to French Polynesia. Reported from the Arafura Sea. Reports by Heemstra & Randall (1984, ) from the Gulf of Oman, Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka are unsubstantiated. Absent from the Persian Gulf and is not yet known from Lakshadweep Islands.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; gamefish: yes

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)