Flagtail Rockcod (species: Cephalopholis urodeta) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Cephalopholis urodeta
Flagtail Rockcod


©Anne Hoggett: Cephalopholis urodeta at Number 10 Ribbon Reef near Lizard Island.

©Andy Lewis: Flagtail Rockcod

©Lyle Vail: Cephalopholis urodeta on the reef slope near Lizard Head, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Serranidae
Genus Cephalopholis
Species Cephalopholis urodeta
Status least concern

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                             

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 28 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Bott, N.J., T.L. Miller and T.H. Cribb (2013). Bucephalidae (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) of Plectropomus (Serranidae: Epinephelinae) in the tropical Pacific. Parasitology Research, 112: 2561-2584. LIRS catalog number 1717.
  • Nolan, M.J. and T.H. Cribb (2004). Two new blood flukes (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) from Epinephelinae (Perciformes: Serranidae) of the Pacific Ocean, Parasitology International, 53: 327-335. LIRS catalog number 1001.
  • Pears, R.J. (2005). Comparative demography and assemblage structure of serranid fishes: implications for conservation and fisheries management, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 968.
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