Taxonomy Name |
Cephalopholis boenak |
Class |
Osteichthyes |
Order |
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Genus |
Cephalopholis |
Family |
Serranidae |
DOF Valid Name |
Kerapu belang perang |
Common Name |
Blue-lined coral cod, Boenacki grouper, Brown-banded coral cod, Brown-banded grouper, Brown-barred grouper, Coral trout, Sea bass |
Fish Base Name |
Chocolate hind |
Local Name |
Kerapu, Kerapu kertang, Kerapu tenggarong, Tenggarong |
Synonym |
Cephalopholis boenack |
Original author |
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Body Color |
Brownish to greenish grey with dusky vertical bands over the body. White margins and black sub-margins on the median fins |
Spesific Description |
Body elongate and compressed. Snout pointed. Large terminal mouth with thick lips. Operculum with three flat spines, middle one largest. Opercular flap pointed. Lateral line slightly arched. Pectoral, caudal, posterior lobes of dorsal and anal fins rounded. Membranes between dorsal spines deeply incised. Body, head and fins dark brown with irregular black-brown vertical bars on body, which sometimes extended to fins. Inside of mouth and gill openings orange. Dept range 1-64 m, usually 4-30 m |



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