Brown barred rock cod (species: Cephalopholis boenak) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Cephalopholis boenak
Brown barred rock cod


©Lyle Vail: Cephalopholis boenak at Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Cephalopholis boenak with parasitic copepod attached to head, at Cobia Hole, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: A juvenile Cephalopholis boenak at North Point, Lizard Island, depth about 21 m.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Serranidae
Genus Cephalopholis
Species Cephalopholis boenak
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 26 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.

Other references

  • Almany, G.R. (2004). Priority effects in coral reef fish communities of the Great Barrier Reef, Ecology, 85: 2872-2880. LIRS catalog number 879.
  • Almany, G.R. and M.S. Webster (2004). Odd species out as predators reduce diversity of coral-reef fishes, Ecology, 85: 2933-2937. LIRS catalog number 895.
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