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Cephalopholis panamensis (Steindachner, 1877)
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Cephalopholis panamensis
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Cephalopholis panamensis

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Cephalopholis panamensis
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Overview
Main identification features
  • dark blotch behind eye
  • body - ~10 thin dark bars
Dorsal rays IX,14, deep notches between spines; anal rays III,8; pectoral rays 17-18; rakers on first gill arch 16-19; tail fin rounded; top jaw base with knob at rear; flank scales rough.

Body with alternating dark brown to blackish and pale grey bars; head with oblique pale bands and network of blue and orange spots; adults with large dark patch behind eye.

Size: grows to 30.5 cm.

Habitat: perhaps the most abundant grouper in the region, inhabits rocky shores.

Depth: 1-75 m.

Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Galapagos, Cocos and Malpelo.


Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo).
Depth Range Max: 75 m.
Depth Range Min: 1 m.
Diet: bony fishes; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); octopus/squid/cuttlefish.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=32; Southern limit=-3; Western limit=-115; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=35; Longitudinal range=37.
Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Carnivore.
FishBase Habitat: Reef Associated.
Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.
Habitat: Corals; Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Rocks; Reef (rock &/or coral); Reef only.
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 30.5 cm.
Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); TEP endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Marine; Marine Only.
Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only;


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References
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