harlequin hind
Cephalopholis polleni (Bleeker, 1868)
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.
A juvenile Harlequin Grouper, Cephalopholis polleni, at Chichi Island, Ogasawara, Japan.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Cephalopholis polleni, the harlequin hind, harlequin grouper, harlequin cod, harlequin rockcod or blue-lined grouper, 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. This fish occurs around offshore islands in the Indo-Pacific region. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Cephalopholis polleni; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:12:05.137914+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cephalopholis polleni (Bleeker, 1868)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1868)
- Common name
- harlequin hind
- 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 polleni (Bleeker, 1868)
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 |
| coral grouperCephalopholis miniata (Forsskål, 1775) | 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Gracila polleni (Bleeker, 1868) (Bleeker, 1868) | synonym |
| Aethaloperca polleni (Bleeker, 1868) (Bleeker, 1868) | synonym |
| Gracila okinawae Katayama, 1974 Katayama, 1974 | synonym |
| Gracilia polleni (Bleeker, 1868) (Bleeker, 1868) | synonym |
| Plectropoma lineatum Bliss, 1883 Bliss, 1883 | synonym |
| Epinephelus polleni Bleeker, 1868 Bleeker, 1868 | synonym |
| Cephalopholis virgatus Fourmanoir, 1955 Fourmanoir, 1955 | 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=218175 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.
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:SDP3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.