Sealife guideThe tomato grouperCephalopholis sonnerati

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Tomato grouper
  • French name: Mérou tomate
  • Spanish name: Cherna piña
  • Scientific name: Cephalopholis sonnerati (Valenciennes, 1828)
  • Family name: Epinephelidae
  • Order name: Perciformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The tomato grouper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The tomato grouper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2018 within the category Least Concern !
The tomato grouper (Cephalopholis sonnerati)
The tomato grouper (Cephalopholis sonnerati) © Stephankerkhofs | Dreamstime.com
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(Cephalopholis colonus)
Coney (Cephalopholis fulva)
Coney
(Cephalopholis fulva)
Bluespotted grouper (Cephalopholis cyanostigma)
Bluespotted grouper
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)
Peacock grouper (Cephalopholis argus)
Peacock grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)
Darkfin hind (Cephalopholis urodeta)
Darkfin hind
(Cephalopholis urodeta)
Halfspotted grouper (Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
Halfspotted grouper
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata)
Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)
Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata)
Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
Within the same family
Atlantic creolefish (Paranthias furcifer)
Atlantic creolefish
(Paranthias furcifer)
Roving coral grouper (Plectropomus pessuliferus)
Roving coral grouper
(Plectropomus pessuliferus)
Speckledfin grouper (Epinephelus ongus)
Speckledfin grouper
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Highfin coral grouper (Plectropomus oligacanthus)
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara)
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(Epinephelus itajara)
Potato grouper (Epinephelus tukula)
Potato grouper
(Epinephelus tukula)
Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus)
Nassau grouper
(Epinephelus striatus)
Red grouper (Epinephelus morio)
Red grouper
(Epinephelus morio)
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(Hypsypops rubicundus)
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(Coris cuvieri)
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(Pomacanthus maculosus)
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