Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Blue-spotted cod | Bluespot Cod | Bluespotted Coralcod | Bluespotted Hind | Bommie Cod
Cephalopholis cyanostigma, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Cephalopholis cyanostigma, juvenile, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
Cephalopholis cyanostigma, WA, Australia
Cephalopholis cyanostigma, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Cephalopholis cyanostigma, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Adult reddish-brown with numerous small blue spots surrounded by pale circular markings, broken bars often present, rear fins generally with blue margin; juvenile blue-grey with yellow dorsal, ventral and anal fins.Similar C. argus (Peacock Grouper) has dark margins to blue spots and pale bars on rear of body. Length to 40 cm.
Information
Max Size: 40 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.5-31.4°C
Depth: 1-50m
Habitat Generalization Index: 14.53
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Common (32.6% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields