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Sixband cod

Cephalopholis sexmaculata (Rüppell, 1830)

Status not recordedbony fish

The sixband cod (Cephalopholis sexmaculata) is a species in the family Epinephelidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the sixband cod

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 sixband cod live?

Not recorded

Is the sixband cod 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 sixband cod classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyEpinephelidae
  6. genusCephalopholis
  7. SpeciesCephalopholis sexmaculata (Rüppell, 1830)

Synonyms Cephalopholis coatesi, Cephalopholis gibbus, Cephalopholis sexmaculatus, Epinephelus coatesi, Epinephelus sexmaculatus, Serranus sexmaculatus, Serranus zanana

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Freckled codEnglish
  • Freckled rock-codEnglish
  • Freckled rockcodEnglish
  • Saddle grouperEnglish
  • Saddled rockcodEnglish
  • Six-banded grouperEnglish
  • Six-banded rock-codEnglish
  • Six-banded rockcodEnglish
  • Six-blotch hindEnglish
  • Six-blotch rockcodEnglish
  • Six-spot rock codEnglish
  • Six-spotted rockcodEnglish
  • Sixband rockcodEnglish
  • Sixblotch hindEnglish
  • Sixspot grouperEnglish
  • Sixspot rockcodEnglish
  • HamoorArabic
  • Iugiushaapcal
  • PugapoCebuano
  • kanic šestiskvrnnýCzech
  • Sechsstreifen-ZackenbarschGerman
  • ލަނޑާ ފާނަDivehi
  • Mero Carmesí de seis barrasSpanish
  • donu damuFijian
  • Merou SanguinFrench
  • コクハンハタJapanese
  • Kerapu bintangMalay
  • Garoupa-de-seis-listrasPortuguese
  • 石斑Chinese
  • Loche à six tachesFrench
  • Loche sanguineFrench
  • Rouge L'AllieFrench
  • Vieille à six tachesFrench
  • Vieille six tâchesFrench
  • Vielle Six TachesFrench
  • 六斑九刺鮨Chinese
  • 六斑九棘鱸Chinese
  • 六斑九棘鲈Chinese
  • 六斑鱠Chinese
  • 過魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sixband cod

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

Garish hind

Cephalopholis igarashiensis

EpinephelidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSixband cod vs Peacock codSixband cod vs Reef codSixband cod vs Tomato codSixband cod vs Rock cod

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sixband cod?

The sixband cod (Cephalopholis sexmaculata) belongs to the family Epinephelidae in the order Perciformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sixband cod (Cephalopholis sexmaculata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sixband-cod

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{sixband_cod_2026,
  title = {Sixband cod (Cephalopholis sexmaculata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sixband-cod},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}