Saltwater
Chocolate hind
Cephalopholis boenak
Epinephelidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 30 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 648 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and 21 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Mainly a coastal species. Inhabits silty dead reefs in protected waters. May also be seen on live coral. Secretive. Feeds mainly on fish and crustaceans. Courtship and pair spawning were observed by Donaldson (1989, Ref. 6900). Diandric protogynous hermaphrodite.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Bodianus boenak
- Cephalapholis boenak
- Cephalopholis boenack
- Cephalopholis boenacki
- Cephalopholis pachycentron
- Cephalopholis pachycentrum
In other languages
- Chokoladebars
- Suklaameriahven
- Blue-lined coral cod, Bluelined coralcod, Boenacki grouper, Brown coral cod, Brown coral-cod, Brown-banded cod, Brown-banded coral cod, Brown-banded grouper, Brown-banded rockcod, Brown-banded seabass, Brown-barred grouper, Brown-barred rockcod, Brownbarred grouper, Brownbarred rockcod, Charcoal grouper, Cherna Chocolate, Coral trout, Dusky-banded cod, Dusty-banded Cod, Overcast grouper, Rock cod, Sea bass, Vielle Chocolat
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.