Sealife guideThe tomato grouperCephalopholis sonnerati
Last updated on 07/11/2024 at 12:13 AM
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) © Stephankerkhofs | Dreamstime.com
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Bluespotted grouper
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)
(Cephalopholis cyanostigma)
Coney
(Cephalopholis fulva)
(Cephalopholis fulva)
Coral grouper
(Cephalopholis miniata)
(Cephalopholis miniata)
Darkfin hind
(Cephalopholis urodeta)
(Cephalopholis urodeta)
Graysby
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
Halfspotted grouper
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
(Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
Pacific creolefish
(Cephalopholis colonus)
(Cephalopholis colonus)
Peacock grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)
(Cephalopholis argus)
Within the same family
Atlantic creolefish
(Paranthias furcifer)
(Paranthias furcifer)
Atlantic Goliath Grouper
(Epinephelus itajara)
(Epinephelus itajara)
Blacktip grouper
(Epinephelus fasciatus)
(Epinephelus fasciatus)
Gag grouper
(Mycteroperca microlepis)
(Mycteroperca microlepis)
Highfin coral grouper
(Plectropomus oligacanthus)
(Plectropomus oligacanthus)
Honeycomb grouper
(Epinephelus merra)
(Epinephelus merra)
Nassau grouper
(Epinephelus striatus)
(Epinephelus striatus)
Red hind
(Epinephelus guttatus)
(Epinephelus guttatus)
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(Lepadogaster candolii)
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(Exyrias akihito)
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(Xyrichtys splendens)
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(Bodianus diplotaenia)
(Bodianus diplotaenia)
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(Corythoichthys schultzi)
(Corythoichthys schultzi)
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