Strawberry hind
📖 Overview
Perhaps the most common grouper on Indo-Pacific coral reefs found below 40 m. The species is only known from insular localities except those collected from Pinda, Mozambique. Feeds on crabs and other crustaceans . The small size (
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Characterized by pinkish red to pale reddish orange color; mottling of darker red to brownish red; median fins with narrow blue marginal stripe; body scales ctenoid, cycloid scales ventroanteriorly on abdomen; greatest depth of body 2.7-3.2 in SL; rounded caudal fin; pelvic fins 1.9-2.2 in head length ; eyes large, diameter about twice the depth of the preorbital; interorbital area flat; rounded preopercle, very finely serrate, shallow notch, fleshy lower edge; smooth or with serrae subopercle and interopercle; scaly maxilla, reaching to or well beyond vertical at rear edge of eye .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Strawberry hind is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 110 m , usually 30 - 108 m . Tropical; 32°N - 30°S, 40°E - 131°W north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Heron Island at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef.
🌿 Ecology
crabs and other crustaceans (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🎣 Angling Guide
- medium-heavy 7ft spinning rod
- 30-50 lb braid
- fluorocarbon leader
- grass flats
- oyster bars
- marsh drains
- deeper channel edges
Use barbless hooks, minimise air exposure, and revive fish head-first in current before release.
⚠️ Slot limits protect breeding-size fish. Verify daily bag limits.
📊 Population Dynamics
| Year | Region | Index | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Orange Rock Cod · Orange Rock-cod · Orange-red Pigmy Grouper · Strawberry Cod · Strawberry Grouper · Strawberry Grouper, Strawberry hind · strawberry hind · Strawberry Rockcod |
| 🌍AFR | Aarbei-klipkabeljou |
| 🌍CES | kanic jahodový |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Jordbaerbars |
| 🌍FIJ | dela bulewa |
| 🇫🇷French | Merou Fraise · Rouge, Vielle fraise · Veille Fraise · Vieille fraise |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Akahana · アカハナ |
| 🌍MSA | Kerapu Nonya |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Garoupa Marinheira · Garoupa-morango |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Cherna Frutillera · Mero Rubí |
| 🌍TGL | Lapu-lapu |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 石斑 · 黑緣九刺鮨 · 黑緣九棘鱸 · 黑緣尾九棘鱸 · 黑缘尾九棘鲈 · 黑邊九棘鱸 · 黑邊鱠 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cephalopholis spiloparae | Valenciennes | 1828 | Synonym |
| Serranus spiloparaeus | Valenciennes | 1828 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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