CHOCOLATE HIND

Cephalopholis boenak

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- Chordates +
  - Ray-finned fishes +
    - Perch-like fishes +
      - Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets +
        
        Cephalopholis +
        
        Chocolate hind
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Mainly a coastal species (Ref. 48635). Inhabits silty dead reefs in protected waters. Secretive (Ref. 37816). Feeds mainly on fish (Ref. 30531) and crustaceans. Courtship and pair spawning were observed by Donaldson (1989, Ref. 6900). Diandric protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 45317).

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	Symphurus fasciolaris Gilbert, 1892 Banded tongue-fish
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	Chrysiptera annulata (Peters, 1855) Footballer demoiselle
	Cyclichthys orbicularis (Bloch, 1785) Birdbeak burrfish

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