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Garish Hind

Cephalopholis igarashiensis

Classification

Cephalopholis igarashiensis, known as the garish hind, Neptune grouper, goldbar grouper, or Japanese cod, is a deepwater species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is in the family Serranidae which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found on coral reefs at depths of 80 to 250 m (260 to 820 ft) in the Indo-Pacific. Description Cephalopholis igarashiensis has a deep body with the depth of the body being greater than the length of the head, the standard length is 2.

Distribution

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