Saltwater
Darkfin hind
Cephalopholis urodeta
Epinephelidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 28 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 527 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Fiji, and 37 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults inhabit clear, shallow waters of outer reef areas, in lagoons, back-reef areas, and on the reef-top. As solitary individuals, they prefer healthy coral reef in shallow areas, and are therefore greatly affected by reef degradation. They feed on small fishes (68%) and crustaceans. Because of its small size, the darkfin hind is not of much interest as a food fish (except perhaps to subsistence fisheries), but it does well in an aquarium and may find a market as an aquarium fish. They are caught with hook-and-line, gill nets, and in traps. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Cephalopholis urodela
- Cephalopholis urodelus
- Epinephelus erythraeus
- Epinephelus playfairi
- Epinephelus playfayri
- Epinephelus urodelus
In other languages
- Banded-tail coral-cod, Black-finange rock cod, Blackfin cod, Brown-finned rock-cod, Chevron rock-cod, Duskyfin hind, Duskyfin rockcod, Flag-tail rock cod, Flag-tailed grouper, Flag-tailed rock-cod, Flag-tailed rockcod, Flagtail cod, Flagtail grouper, Flagtail rockcod, Grouper, Sea bass
Articles
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Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.