Scientific Name	Cephalopholis boenak   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1790)	Depth	1 - 150M
Chinese	橫紋九刺鮨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	橫紋九棘鱸
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	橫帶鱠、過魚、石斑、黑貓仔、黑絲貓、竹鱠仔、黑青貓仔(澎湖)、烏絲(香港)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Bodianus boenak, Cephalopholis boenack, Cephalopholis boenacki, Cephalopholis pachycentron, Cephalopholis pachycentrum, Epinephelus boelang, Epinephelus boenack, Epinephelus pachycentron, Epinephelus pachycentrum, Serranus boelang, Serranus boenak, Serranus nigrofasciatus, Serranus pachycentron ...all 14..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)  Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Heemstra, P.C. etc. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056178. ASIZP0056194. ASIZP0057711. ASIZP0058341. ASIZP0060997. ASIZP0061297. ASIZP0065114. ASIZP0067040. ASIZP0067053. ASIZP0067073. ASIZP0067482. ASIZP0071507. ASIZP0071988. ASIZP0074320. ASIZP0074960. ASIZP0800777. ASIZP0802364. ASIZP0802719. ASIZP0802831. ASIZP0802832. ASIZP0806507. ASIZP0900053. ASIZP0910777. ASIZP0912364. ASIZP0912719. ASIZP0912831. ASIZP0912832. ASIZP0916507. ASIZP0916817. FRIP20519. FRIP22163. NMMBP01110. NMMBP01173. NMMBP04895. NMMBP04896. NMMBP04897. NMMBP04898. ...List all 66 records...
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Overcast grouper; Chocolate hind; Brown-barred rockcod; Brownbarred rockcod; Brownbarred grouper; Charcoal grouper; Brown coral cod; Brown coral-cod
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Data deficient(DD)  2000-06-30 IUCN Group
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with IX spines and 15 to 17 rays; the membranes indented between the spines; anal fin with III spines and 8 rays, the second spine 15 to 18% of standard length, reaching past tip of third spine; pectoral-fin rays 16 or 17; pectoral fins longer than pelvic fins, pectoral-fin length contained 1.3 to 1.6 times in head length; pelvic fins usually reaching to or beyond anus, pelvic-fin length contained 1.7 to 2.2 times in head length; caudal fin well rounded. Body scales ctenoid, without auxiliary scales; lateral-line scales 46 to 51; lateral-scale series 86 to 100.
habitats	C. boenak is usually found in 4 to 30 m on silty dead reefs in protected waters; also taken in trawls to depths of 64 m. According to Myers (1989), it feeds primarily on crustaceans. Donaldson (1989) observed courtship and pair spawning at Papua Ne
Distribution	C. boenak is primarily continental in its distribution, occurring from Kenya to southern Mozambique and eastward to the western Pacific (Ryukyu Islands Taiwan, China, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, and eastern Australia).
Utility	C. boenak is too small to be of commercial importance.