Cephalopholis miniata

ΑγγλικάColor orange-red to reddish brown, usually dark posteriorly with numerous bright blue spots which are smaller than the pupil and often faintly dark-edged on head, body and median fins; distal margin of caudal fin and soft portions of dorsal and anal fins usually with a narrow blue margin and blackish submarginal line; orange-yellow pectoral fins, on some only distally; orange-red pelvic fins; it is capable of a disruptive color pattern of irregular oblique olivaceous bars; juveniles may be yellow with scattered faint blue spots. D IX, 14-16; A III, 8-9 (rarely 8); pectoral 17-18 (often 18); scales on lateral line 47-55; scales on longitudinal series 94-114; snout anterior to nostrils no scales; partially scaled maxilla; abdomen with cycloid scales; gill rakers 7-9 + 13-15; depth of body 2.65-3.05 in SL; length of head 2.4-2.65 in SL; the maxilla extends to or posterior to rear of the orbit; smooth ventral margin of preopercle; 5th - 8th dorsal spines longest , 3.0-3.6 in head; pectoral fins 1.45-1.75 in head; pelvic fins do not reach the anus, 1.9-2.3 in head (Ref. 4787).

• Cephalopholis boninius Jordan & Thompson, 1914
• Cephalopholis miniatus (Forsskål, 1775)
• Cephalopolis miniatus (Forsskål, 1775)
• Pomacentrus burdi Lacepède, 1802
• Perca miniata Forsskål, 1775
• Cephalopholis formosanus Tanaka, 1911
• Cephalopholis maculatus Seale & Bean, 1907
• Serranus perguttatus De Vis, 1884
• Serranus miniatus (Forsskål, 1775)
• Epinephelus miniatus (Forsskål, 1775)
• Serranus cyanostigmatoides Bleeker, 1849