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Tomato cod

Cephalopholis sonnerati (Valenciennes, 1828)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the tomato 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 tomato cod live?

Not recorded

Is the tomato 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 tomato cod classified?

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

Synonyms Cephalopholis purpureus, Cephalopolis sonnerati, Cepholopholis sonnerati, Epinephelus janthinopterus, Epinephelus sonnerati, Epinephelus unicolor, Serranus sonnerati, Serranus unicolor, Serranus zananella

Other names and names in other languages (114)
  • Coral troutEnglish
  • Orange-spotted codEnglish
  • Orange-spotted rock-codEnglish
  • Red coral codEnglish
  • Red coral rodEnglish
  • Red coral troutEnglish
  • Red rockcodEnglish
  • Tomato grouperEnglish
  • Tomato hindEnglish
  • Tomato rock codEnglish
  • Tomato rock-codEnglish
  • Tomato sea bassEnglish
  • Lapu-lapuAcehnese
  • Tamatie-klipkabeljouAfrikaans
  • عجوز أَنَناسArabic
  • InidBikol
  • InerCebuano
  • 紫色九棘鱸Chinese
  • Msye angarSeselwa Creole French
  • kanic SonneratůvCzech
  • Lau mimirekeddg
  • ވެލި ފާނަDivehi
  • Cherna PinaSpanish
  • dela bulewaFijian
  • Prude RougeFrench
  • KakabIloko
  • Uhamiivv
  • アザハタJapanese
  • Maman rougeMorisyen
  • AloroMalagasy
  • ചെഞ്ചീര ചമ്മംMalayalam
  • गोबराMarathi
  • Kerapu antuMalay
  • Graniec czerwonyPolish
  • LonduPortuguese
  • Rouge ananasrcf
  • Сетчатая гаррупаRussian
  • Ran thambuvaSinhala
  • VeloSamoan
  • CaaloSomali
  • சீகப்பீளீTamil
  • బొంతుTelugu
  • Garopa ikun tu'ukTetum
  • ปลากะรังแดงหัวลายThai
  • KaupatuoTokelauan
  • LuboFilipino
  • Cá Mú đỏ nâuVietnamese
  • Kau mamerawww
  • 石斑Chinese
  • Gerape pandakAcehnese
  • Geurape pandakAcehnese
  • BarakaBikol
  • KigtingBikol
  • KugtungBikol
  • Abo-aboCebuano
  • BantolCebuano
  • BatolCebuano
  • JahongCebuano
  • KugtongCebuano
  • LilugCebuano
  • MamonbongCebuano
  • OgawCebuano
  • PugapoCebuano
  • PugayoCebuano
  • SalingukodCebuano
  • SibogCebuano
  • SublaCebuano
  • TabadloCebuano
  • Tangk-anCebuano
  • Ting-adCebuano
  • 紫色九棘鲈Chinese
  • Cherna piñaSpanish
  • Mero Tomate ManchadoSpanish
  • Loche tomateFrench
  • Merou TomateFrench
  • Mérou tomateFrench
  • Vieille ananaFrench
  • Vieille ananasFrench
  • Vielle AnanasFrench
  • Bato-batoIloko
  • KurapoIloko
  • LabunganIloko
  • MaskadIloko
  • MatkadIloko
  • AzahataJapanese
  • AlovoMalagasy
  • TsaramasoMalagasy
  • ChencheerachammamMalayalam
  • हीकरूMarathi
  • GobraMarathi
  • HekaruMarathi
  • Kerapu merahMalay
  • Kerapu tomatoMalay
  • Garoupa tomatePortuguese
  • GuitonguePortuguese
  • XissumbaPortuguese
  • Ran thambuwaSinhala
  • Mata'eleSamoan
  • சிகப்பு கலவாTamil
  • Segepu kalevaTamil
  • Siggapu-cullawahTamil
  • Siggapu-culluwahTamil
  • BontooTelugu
  • AlatanFilipino
  • KaltangFilipino
  • KulapoFilipino
  • Lapu-lapung lupotFilipino
  • SigapoFilipino
  • 宋氏九刺鮨Chinese
  • 紅九棘鱸Chinese
  • 紅舵Chinese
  • 索氏九棘鱸Chinese
  • 網紋鱠Chinese
  • 過魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tomato cod

Other species in the same genus Cephalopholis.

Peacock cod

Cephalopholis argus

EpinephelidaeNo free photo yet

Reef cod

Cephalopholis miniata

EpinephelidaeNo free photo yet

Rock cod

Cephalopholis boenak

EpinephelidaeNo free photo yet

Sixband cod

Cephalopholis sexmaculata

EpinephelidaeNo free photo yet

Garish hind

Cephalopholis igarashiensis

EpinephelidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tomato cod?

The tomato cod (Cephalopholis sonnerati) 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). Tomato cod (Cephalopholis sonnerati). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tomato-cod

MLA

“Tomato cod (Cephalopholis sonnerati).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tomato-cod.

BibTeX
@misc{tomato_cod_2026,
  title = {Tomato cod (Cephalopholis sonnerati)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tomato-cod},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}