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Niger hind

Cephalopholis nigri (Günther, 1859)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the niger 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 niger hind live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the niger hind as introduced in 1 country.

  1. 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 niger 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 niger hind classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyEpinephelidae
  6. genusCephalopholis
  7. SpeciesCephalopholis nigri (Günther, 1859)

Synonyms Cephalapholis nigri, Epinephelus nigri, Petrometopon nigri, Serranas lineo-ocellatus, Serranus lineo-ocellatus, Serranus lineoocellatus, Serranus nigri

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Niger seabassEnglish
  • Orange-spotted seabassEnglish
  • Orangespotted sea perchEnglish
  • kanic senegalskýCzech
  • Cherna Del NigerSpanish
  • MerouFrench
  • Garoupa-nigerianaPortuguese
  • 奈氏九棘鱸Chinese
  • Mero NigerianoSpanish
  • Merou Du NigerFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the niger 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

CompareNiger hind vs Peacock codNiger hind vs Reef codNiger hind vs Tomato codNiger hind vs Rock cod

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the niger hind an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the niger hind as introduced in 1 country: Malta, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the niger hind?

The niger hind (Cephalopholis nigri) 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). Niger hind (Cephalopholis nigri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/niger-hind

MLA

“Niger hind (Cephalopholis nigri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/niger-hind.

BibTeX
@misc{niger_hind_2026,
  title = {Niger hind (Cephalopholis nigri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/niger-hind},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}