| Cephalopholis | |
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| Cephalopholis argus | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
| Tribe: | Epinephelini |
| Genus: | Cephalopholis Bloch &Schneider, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Cephalopholis argus Schneider, 1801[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Cephalopholis is a genus of marineray-finned fish,groupers from thesubfamilyEpinephelinae in thefamilySerranidae, which also includes theanthias and sea basses. Many of the species have the word "hind" as part of their common name inEnglish.[3]
Cephalolophis contains the following 24 species:[3]
Recent molecular analyses have challenged the placement of theredmouth grouper in the genusAethaloperca, in a study based on five different genes this species fell within theCephalopholis clade, thus suggesting that the species should be included in this genus and referred to asCephalopholis rogaa.[4]
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