Strawberry Rockcod (species: Cephalopholis spiloparaea) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Cephalopholis spiloparaea
Strawberry Rockcod


©Lyle Vail: Cephalopholis spiloparaea at Snake Pit near Lizard Island.

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

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 22 cm (Length according to Allen et al, 2003)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Uncommon in this area. The species has not been recorded within the Lizard Island Group and only rarely at outer reef and Snake Pit.

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.