Darkfin hind
Cephalopholis urodeta
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Darkfin hind
- Scientific
- Cephalopholis urodeta
- Dhivehi
- Kanfaiy kalhu faana
- Maximum size
- Up to about 28 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 60 m (usually 3 to 15 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2016
Description
A small grouper, reddish brown at the front and dark brown towards the rear, with two pale bands on the tail that converge towards its edge. It lives singly in shallow, healthy coral areas of lagoons and outer reefs and feeds mostly on small fish. Because it depends on live coral, it declines quickly when reefs are degraded.
In the Maldives
FishBase uses this name for the Pacific population; in the Maldives the similar Indian Ocean darkfin hind is usually treated as C. nigripinnis. Dhivehi Wikipedia (MRS-derived) gives kanfaiy kalhu faana, the same name as C. nigripinnis.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cephalopholis-urodeta.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=6456&GenusName=Cephalopholis&SpeciesN
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Cephalopholis_urodeta_427266313.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Kanfaiy kalhu faana' (Latin script). FLAG: single source.