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Chocolate hind
Cephalopholis boenak
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Chocolate hind
- Scientific
- Cephalopholis boenak
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Maximum size
- Up to about 30 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 64 m (usually 4 to 30 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2016
Description
A small grouper, brownish to greenish grey with dusky vertical bands and white-and-black edges to the fins, reaching about 30 cm. It lives on silty, sheltered reefs and is secretive.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cephalopholis-boenak.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Cephalopholis_boenak_326872369.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.