Cephalopholis cyanostigma

Serranidae
Blue-spotted Cod, Bluespot Cod, Bluespotted Coralcod, Bluespotted Hind, Bommie Cod
  • Cephalopholis cyanostigma, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Cephalopholis cyanostigma, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Cephalopholis cyanostigma, Juvenile, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
    Cephalopholis cyanostigma, Juvenile, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Cephalopholis cyanostigma, WA, Australia,
    Cephalopholis cyanostigma, WA, Australia,
  • Cephalopholis cyanostigma, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Cephalopholis cyanostigma, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Cephalopholis cyanostigma, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Cephalopholis cyanostigma, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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: Coral Reef
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 14.5
    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
Rarity
  • Threats: Exploitation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Common (33% 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.
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