Genus

Common name: Grouper

Scientific name: Cephalopholis

Cephalopholis is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae, commonly known as groupers. These marine fish are popular in the aquarium trade for their robust size and striking colors. They exhibit interesting behaviors and can be quite personable. However, they require large tanks due to their potential size and are predatory, so tank mates must be chosen with care to avoid predation. They are also known for their protogynous hermaphroditism, where individuals can change sex from female to male during their life cycle.

  1. Peacock grouper off coast of Bonaire
    Common name: Peacock grouper
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis argus
  2. Colorful Coral Grouper on a tropical coral reef system in Thailand
    Common name: orange rockcod
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis aurantia
  3. A Chocolate Grouper (Cephalopholis boenak)
    Common name: Chocolate hind
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis boenak
  4. Caribbean Graysby swimming near the coral reef
    Common name: graysby
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis cruentata
  5. bluespotted grouper fish head
    Common name: bluespotted rockcod
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis cyanostigma
  6. Blue Line Grouper, Cephalopholis Formosa closeup
    Common name: bluelined hind
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis formosa
  7. coney,Cephalopholis fulva
    Common name: Coney
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis fulva
  8. Halfspotted grouper (cephalopholis hemistiktos)
    Common name: halfspotted grouper
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis hemistiktos
  9. シマハタの幼魚
    Common name: Grouper
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis igarashiensis
  10. Leopard grouper, Cephalopholis leopardus, Sulawesi Indonesia.
    Common name: Leopard grouper
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis leopardus
  11. Freckled grouper (Cephalopholis microprion), Sulawesi, Indonesia
    Common name: Dothead rockcod
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis microprion
  12. Coral Grouper, Coral Rock Cod, Cephalopholis miniata, Coral Reef, North Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia
    Common name: Coral grouper
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis miniata
  13. Common name: Orange-spotted sea perch
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis nigri
  14. Common name: roughcheek hind
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis oligosticta
  15. Common name: Pacific graysby
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis panamensis
  16. Blue-lined Grouper
    Common name: Blue-lined grouper
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis polleni
  17. Saddle grouper, Cephalopholis sexmaculata, Raja Ampat Indonesia.
    Common name: Six-spotted rockcod
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis sexmaculata
  18. Tomato hind or Tomato grouper.  Science name: Cephalopholis sonnerati (Valenciennes, 1828) Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan
    Common name: tomato hind
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis sonnerati
  19. Red Hind Grouper (Epinephelus guttatus), on the Reefs of Bonaire
    Common name: Orange-red pigmy grouper
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis spiloparaea
  20. ニジハタ
    Common name: darkfinned coralcod
    Scientific name: Cephalopholis urodeta