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Darkfin Hind

Cephalopholis urodeta

Classification

Cephalopholis urodeta, the darkfin hind, flagtail rockcod, chevron rockcod, duskyfin hind, duskyfin rockcod, flagtail grouper or V-tail grouper, 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. This fish occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean and the far eastern Indian Ocean. Description Cephalopholis urodeta 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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