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Coney
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Coney

Cephalopholis fulva (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishConey
DutchZwarte sproetelvis
SpanishCabrilla roja
Chinese金黄九棘鲈
Scientific nameCephalopholis fulva (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

Cephalopholis fulva, the coney or the butterfish, 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 found in the western Atlantic. It is associated with reefs and is a quarry species for commercial and recreational fisheries. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilySerranidae
GenusCephalopholis

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