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African hind

Cephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes, 1828)

Status not recordedbony fish

The African hind (Cephalopholis taeniops) is a species in the family Epinephelidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the African hind

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the African hind live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the African hind as introduced in 3 countries.

  1. Lebanon
  2. Libya
  3. Malta

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the African hind endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the African hind classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyEpinephelidae
  6. genusCephalopholis
  7. SpeciesCephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes, 1828)

Synonyms Bodianus maculatus, Bodianus taeniops, Epinephelus taeniops, Serranus taeniops

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Blue-spotted seabassEnglish
  • Blue-spotted seabreamEnglish
  • Bluespotted seabassEnglish
  • Spotted grouperEnglish
  • kanic angolskýCzech
  • Afrikansk påfuglebarsDanish
  • Cherna ColoradaSpanish
  • MerouFrench
  • Cernia africana a macchie bluItalian
  • Garoupa-coralina-africanaPortuguese
  • 紋眼九棘鱸Chinese
  • Mero Africano de Manchas AzulesSpanish
  • Merou A Points BleusFrench
  • Mérou à points bleusFrench
  • Merou AfricainFrench
  • Merou RougeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the African hind

Other species in the same genus Cephalopholis.

Peacock cod

Cephalopholis argus

EpinephelidaeNo free photo yet

Reef cod

Cephalopholis miniata

EpinephelidaeNo free photo yet

Tomato cod

Cephalopholis sonnerati

EpinephelidaeNo free photo yet

Rock cod

Cephalopholis boenak

EpinephelidaeNo free photo yet

Sixband cod

Cephalopholis sexmaculata

EpinephelidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the African hind an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the African hind as introduced in 3 countries: Lebanon, Libya and Malta, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the African hind?

The African hind (Cephalopholis taeniops) belongs to the family Epinephelidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). African hind (Cephalopholis taeniops). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/african-hind

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BibTeX
@misc{african_hind_2026,
  title = {African hind (Cephalopholis taeniops)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/african-hind},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}