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Yellowfin hind

Cephalopholis hemistiktos (Rüppell, 1830)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the yellowfin 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 yellowfin hind live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the yellowfin 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 yellowfin 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 yellowfin hind classified?

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

Synonyms Serranus hemistictus, Serranus hemistiktos

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Duskyfin grouperEnglish
  • Halfspotted grouperEnglish
  • Halfspotted hindEnglish
  • HamoorArabic
  • kanic poloskvrnnýCzech
  • Gulfinnet påfuglebarsDanish
  • Rotmeer-ZackenbarschGerman
  • Cherna ArábigaSpanish
  • Vielle d'ArabieFrench
  • דקרן חוםHebrew
  • Cernia pinna giallaItalian
  • Rode Zee-tandbaarsDutch
  • Garoupa-coralina-do-Mar-VermelhoPortuguese
  • 半點九棘鱸Chinese
  • هند أصفر الزعنفةArabic
  • هند نصف منقطArabic
  • EshnenuhArabic
  • HamourArabic
  • HummarahArabic
  • IshnainuwaArabic
  • ShnenuArabic
  • Mero Escarlata de Aletas AmarillasSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the yellowfin 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

CompareYellowfin hind vs Peacock codYellowfin hind vs Reef codYellowfin hind vs Tomato codYellowfin hind vs Rock cod

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the yellowfin hind an invasive species?

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

What kind of animal is the yellowfin hind?

The yellowfin hind (Cephalopholis hemistiktos) 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). Yellowfin hind (Cephalopholis hemistiktos). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellowfin-hind

MLA

“Yellowfin hind (Cephalopholis hemistiktos).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellowfin-hind.

BibTeX
@misc{yellowfin_hind_2026,
  title = {Yellowfin hind (Cephalopholis hemistiktos)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellowfin-hind},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}