166: SERRANIDAE (ROCK COOS & SEABASSES)
166.24 Cephalopholis formosa: 17.5 em SL (India).
166.25 Cephalopholis leopardus
(Lacepede, 1802)
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Leopard rockcod
Luiperd-klipkabeljou
Labrus leopardus Lacepede, 1802: 450, 518, PI. 30, Fig. 1 (Indian
Ocean). Cephalopholis leopardus: Morgans, 1982: 7*; Heemstra &
Randall, 1984: Cephal 14*.
D IX,14-15; A IlI,9-1O; P 16-18; LL 46-53; LSS 79-90; GR (7-8)+
(14-16). Body depth 2.5-2.9, head length 2.4-2.6 in SL.
Attains 20 cm. A secretive coral-reef species probably
occurring in southern Mozambique; widespread in the
Indo-West Pacific region.
166.25 Cephalopholis leopardus: 15 em (Kenya).
166.26 Cephalopholis miniata
(Forsskiil, 1775)
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Coral rockcod
Koraal-klipkabeljou
Perea miniata ForsskiH, 1775: 41 (Jeddah & Lohaja, Red Sea).
Cephalopholis miniatus: Smith, SFSA No. 423 (illustration and part of
description is of C. argus); Morgans, 1982: 10*. Cephalopholis miniata:
Randall & Ben-Tuvia, 1983: 385*; Heemstra & Randall, 1984: Cephal 1* .
D IX,14-16; A IlI,9; P 17-18; LL 47-54; LSS 99-114; GR (7-9)+
(14-15). Body depth 2.5-2.9, head 2.4-2.6 in SL.
Attains 40 cm. Head, body and median fins orange-red,
covered with small blue spots extending onto maxillae and
lips, but not on underside of lower jaw; small juveniles
golden, with a few blue spots. A coral-reef species which
ranges from the Red Sea south to Natal, and east to the
western Pacific.
518
166.26 CephalopholiS miniata: 20 em (S. Mozambique).
166.27 Cephalopholis nigripinnis
(Valenciennes, 1828)
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Duskyfin rockcod
Donkervin-klipkabeljou
Serranus nigripinnis Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1828: 339 (Indian
Ocean). Cephalopholis nigripinnis: Heemstra & Randall, 1984: Cephal
15* .
D IX,14-16; A III,9; P 17-19; LL53-70; LSS 88-108; GR (8-9)+(15-17).
Body depth 2.6-3.2, head 2.4-2.9 in SL.
Attains 25 cm. Head and body mostly reddish; distal twothirds ofP, most of A, rear part ofD and all ofC and peduncle dusky black; numerous small orange-red spots on head
(where most evident), dorsally on body and on median fins;
2 dark spots at tip of lower jaw; specimens from deeper
water have less dark pigment. Widely distributed in Indian
Ocean in depths of 5 - 40 m. Coral reefs, south to Natal.
166.27 Cephalopholis nigripinnis: 18 em (S. Mozambique).
166.28 Cephalopholis sexmaculata
(Ruppel!, 1830)
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Six-blotch rockcod
Seskol-klipkabeljou
Serranus sexmaeulatus Ruppel, 1830: 107 (Red Sea). Cephalopholis
sexmaeulatus: Morgans, 1982: 10*. Cephalopholis sexmaeulata: Randall
& Ben-Tuvia, 1983: 390*; Heemstra & Randall, 1984: Cephal 17* .
D IX,14-16; A III,9; P 16-18; LL 49-56; LSS 99-110; GR (7-8)+(14-16).
Body depth 2.6-3.0, head 2.3-2.5 in SL.
Attains 47 cm. A coral-reef species taken in depths of 9150 m. Red Sea, south to Beira, and east to French Polynesia.
166.24 Cephalopholis formosa: 17.5 em SL (India).
166.25 Cephalopholis leopardus
(Lacepede, 1802)
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Leopard rockcod
Luiperd-klipkabeljou
Labrus leopardus Lacepede, 1802: 450, 518, PI. 30, Fig. 1 (Indian
Ocean). Cephalopholis leopardus: Morgans, 1982: 7*; Heemstra &
Randall, 1984: Cephal 14*.
D IX,14-15; A IlI,9-1O; P 16-18; LL 46-53; LSS 79-90; GR (7-8)+
(14-16). Body depth 2.5-2.9, head length 2.4-2.6 in SL.
Attains 20 cm. A secretive coral-reef species probably
occurring in southern Mozambique; widespread in the
Indo-West Pacific region.
166.25 Cephalopholis leopardus: 15 em (Kenya).
166.26 Cephalopholis miniata
(Forsskiil, 1775)
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Coral rockcod
Koraal-klipkabeljou
Perea miniata ForsskiH, 1775: 41 (Jeddah & Lohaja, Red Sea).
Cephalopholis miniatus: Smith, SFSA No. 423 (illustration and part of
description is of C. argus); Morgans, 1982: 10*. Cephalopholis miniata:
Randall & Ben-Tuvia, 1983: 385*; Heemstra & Randall, 1984: Cephal 1* .
D IX,14-16; A IlI,9; P 17-18; LL 47-54; LSS 99-114; GR (7-9)+
(14-15). Body depth 2.5-2.9, head 2.4-2.6 in SL.
Attains 40 cm. Head, body and median fins orange-red,
covered with small blue spots extending onto maxillae and
lips, but not on underside of lower jaw; small juveniles
golden, with a few blue spots. A coral-reef species which
ranges from the Red Sea south to Natal, and east to the
western Pacific.
518
166.26 CephalopholiS miniata: 20 em (S. Mozambique).
166.27 Cephalopholis nigripinnis
(Valenciennes, 1828)
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Duskyfin rockcod
Donkervin-klipkabeljou
Serranus nigripinnis Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1828: 339 (Indian
Ocean). Cephalopholis nigripinnis: Heemstra & Randall, 1984: Cephal
15* .
D IX,14-16; A III,9; P 17-19; LL53-70; LSS 88-108; GR (8-9)+(15-17).
Body depth 2.6-3.2, head 2.4-2.9 in SL.
Attains 25 cm. Head and body mostly reddish; distal twothirds ofP, most of A, rear part ofD and all ofC and peduncle dusky black; numerous small orange-red spots on head
(where most evident), dorsally on body and on median fins;
2 dark spots at tip of lower jaw; specimens from deeper
water have less dark pigment. Widely distributed in Indian
Ocean in depths of 5 - 40 m. Coral reefs, south to Natal.
166.27 Cephalopholis nigripinnis: 18 em (S. Mozambique).
166.28 Cephalopholis sexmaculata
(Ruppel!, 1830)
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Six-blotch rockcod
Seskol-klipkabeljou
Serranus sexmaeulatus Ruppel, 1830: 107 (Red Sea). Cephalopholis
sexmaeulatus: Morgans, 1982: 10*. Cephalopholis sexmaeulata: Randall
& Ben-Tuvia, 1983: 390*; Heemstra & Randall, 1984: Cephal 17* .
D IX,14-16; A III,9; P 16-18; LL 49-56; LSS 99-110; GR (7-8)+(14-16).
Body depth 2.6-3.0, head 2.3-2.5 in SL.
Attains 47 cm. A coral-reef species taken in depths of 9150 m. Red Sea, south to Beira, and east to French Polynesia.