coral grouper
Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskål, 1775)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Cephalopholis miniata, also known as the coral grouper, coral hind, coral rock cod, coral cod, coral trout, round-tailed trout or vermillion seabass is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is in the family Serranidae which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is associated with coral reefs and occurs in the Indo-Pacific.
Wikipedia contributors, Coral grouper; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:32:47.907035+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskål, 1775)
- Name authority
- (Forsskål, 1775)
- Common name
- coral grouper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Epinephelidae
- Genus
- Cephalopholis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderPercoidei
- familyEpinephelidae Bleeker, 1874
- genusCephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- speciesCephalopholis miniata (Forsskål, 1775)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cephalopholis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| leopard hindCephalopholis leopardus (Lacepède, 1801) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Valenciennes, 1828) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| golden hindCephalopholis aurantia (Valenciennes, 1828) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| graysbyCephalopholis cruentata (Lacepède, 1802) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cephalopholis formosa (Shaw, 1812) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| halfspotted grouperCephalopholis hemistiktos (Rüppell, 1830) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cephalopholis igarashiensis Katayama, 1957 | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cephalopholis nigri (Günther, 1859) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| vermilion grouperCephalopholis oligosticta Randall & Ben-Tuvia, 1983 | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Panama graysbyCephalopholis panamensis (Steindachner, 1876) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| harlequin hindCephalopholis polleni (Bleeker, 1868) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sixblotch hindCephalopholis sexmaculata (Rüppell, 1830) | EpinephelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Epinephelus miniatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775) | synonym |
| Perca miniata Forsskål, 1775 Forsskål, 1775 | synonym |
| Cephalopholis miniatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775) | synonym |
| Pomacentrus burdi Lacepède, 1802 Lacepède, 1802 | synonym |
| Serranus cyanostigmatoides Bleeker, 1849 Bleeker, 1849 | synonym |
| Serranus miniatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775) | synonym |
| Serranus perguttatus De Vis, 1884 De Vis, 1884 | synonym |
| Cephalopholis boninius Jordan & Thompson, 1914 Jordan & Thompson, 1914 | synonym |
| Cephalopholis formosanus Tanaka, 1911 Tanaka, 1911 | synonym |
| Cephalopholis maculatus Seale & Bean, 1907 Seale & Bean, 1907 | synonym |
| Cephalopolis miniatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218184 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:SDNN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.