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Darkfin Hind

Cephalopholis nigripinnis

Classification

Cephalopholis nigripinnis, the blackfin grouper, banded-tail coral-cod, blackfin rockcod, darkfin hind or duskyfin rockcod, is a 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 in the tropical Indian Ocean. Description Cephalopholis nigripinnis has a body which is less deep than the head is long with the body being around a third as deep as the standard length.

Distribution

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