Yellowfin hind (Cephalopholis hemistiktos)

Scientific name: Cephalopholis hemistiktos R?ppell, 1830

Yellowfin hind (Cephalopholis hemistiktos)

The Yellowfin hind (Cephalopholis hemistiktos) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cephalopholis hemistiktos
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
23.0
Depth range
4–55 m (13–180 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 4 - 55 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: only from the northern end of the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf and coast of Pakistan. Records from elsewhere are apparently based on misidentifications of other species. Misidentified as Cephalopholis miniatus by Kuronuma & Abe (1986, ) from Kuwait.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.11)

Sources

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

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