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Strawberry hind
Cephalopholis spiloparaea
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Strawberry hind
- Scientific
- Cephalopholis spiloparaea
- Dhivehi
- ނާރިނގު ފާނަNaaringu faana
- Maximum size
- Up to about 30 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 110 m (usually 30 to 108 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A small pinkish-red to orange grouper mottled with darker red, with a thin blue edge to the fins and large eyes. It is probably the commonest grouper on Indo-Pacific reefs below 40 m, mostly at oceanic islands. It feeds on crabs and other crustaceans.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name naaringu faana (MRS 1997).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cephalopholis-spiloparaea.html
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ނާރިނގު_ފާނަ
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Serránido_(Cephalopholis_spiloparaea),_Mauricio,_2025-09-24
Dhivehi name source: Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ނާރިނގު ފާނަ' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition). No published Latin-script form found; 'Naaringu faana' is Pax's transliteration of the Thaana (Malé Latin conventions). FLAG: Latin form is a transliteration, not a published spelling.