Strawberry hind

About this species

Cephalopholis spiloparaea, known commonly as the strawberry hind, strawberry rock cod, strawberry cod, or orange rock cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper of the family Epinephelidae. This fish occurs throughout the Indo-Pacific.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 36 records
February: 156 records
March: 166 records
April: 89 records
May: 98 records
June: 74 records
July: 39 records
August: 31 records
September: 51 records
October: 52 records
November: 48 records
December: 33 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 13–30 m · Deepest record: 120 m

0–10 m: 23 records
10–20 m: 138 records
20–30 m: 269 records
30–40 m: 90 records
40–50 m: 4 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C

24–26 °C: 17 records
26–28 °C: 291 records
28–30 °C: 277 records

Photos

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Names and classification

English: Strawberry hind, Orange-red Pigmy Grouper, Orange Rock-cod, Orange Rock Cod, Strawberry Cod, Strawberry Grouper, Strawberry Grouper, Strawberry hind, strawberry hind, Strawberry Rockcod

Names in 5 more languages

Spanish: Cherna Frutillera, Mero Rubí
Filipino: Lapu-lapu
French: Merou Fraise, Mérou fraise, Rouge, Vielle fraise, Veille Fraise, Vieille fraise
Japanese: Akahana, アカハナ
Simplified Chinese: 石斑, 黑緣九刺鮨, 黑緣九棘鱸, 黑緣尾九棘鱸, 黑缘尾九棘鲈, 黑邊九棘鱸, 黑邊鱠

Other scientific names: Cephalopholis spiloparae, Serranus spiloparaeus

Similar species

Peacock grouper
Cephalopholis argus
Coral grouper
Cephalopholis miniata
Darkfin hind
Cephalopholis urodeta
Chocolate hind
Cephalopholis boenak
Bluespot Cod
Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Leopard hind
Cephalopholis leopardus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
928 open-data records from 1929 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.