Darkfin hind

Cephalopholis urodeta

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth6–23 m
Water temperature23–30 °C
Best monthsMarch and April
How commonCommon

Photo credit: (c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Roger Rittmaster · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Cephalopholis urodeta, the darkfin hind, flagtail rockcod, chevron rockcod, duskyfin hind, duskyfin rockcod, flagtail grouper or V-tail grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper of the family Epinephelidae. This fish occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean and the far eastern Indian Ocean.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 273 records
February: 1,810 records
March: 2,442 records
April: 3,654 records
May: 2,023 records
June: 1,416 records
July: 700 records
August: 445 records
September: 777 records
October: 409 records
November: 159 records
December: 114 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–23 m · Deepest record: 747 m

0–10 m: 3,494 records
10–20 m: 7,146 records
20–30 m: 2,833 records
30–40 m: 22 records
40–50 m: 16 records
50–60 m: 17 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C

22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 6 records
26–28 °C: 153 records
28–30 °C: 705 records

Photos

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(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Logan Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Nick Tobler (Cowturtle), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Darkfin hind, Banded-tail Coral-cod, Black-finange Rock Cod, Blackfin Cod, Brown-finned Rock-cod, Chevron Rock-cod, darkfin hind, Duskyfin Hind, Duskyfin Rockcod, Flagtail Cod, Flag-tailed Cod, Flag-tailed Grouper, Flag-tailed Rock-cod, Flag-tailed Rockcod, Flagtail Grouper, Flagtail Grouper, Darkfin hind, Flagtail Rock-cod, Flagtail Rockcod, Flag-tail Rock Cod, Tailstriped Hind

Names in 6 more languages

German: Feuer-Zackenbarsch
Spanish: Cherna Alinegra, Mero de chevron
Filipino: Alatan, Kaltang, Kulapo, Lapu-lapung lupot, Lubo, Sigapo
French: Cuisinier, Loche à queue étendard, Mérou aile noire, Mérou drapeau, Merou Tachete A Queue Noire, Vieille Aile Noire, Vieille aile noire, Vieille ailes noires
Japanese: Nijihata, ニジハタ
Simplified Chinese: 尾紋九刺鮨, 尾紋九棘鱸, 尾纹九棘鲈, 珠鱠, 石斑, 霓鱠

Other scientific names: Cephalopholis urodela, Cephalopholis urodelus, Epinephelus erythraeus, Epinephelus playfairi, Epinephelus playfayri, Epinephelus urodelus, Perca urodeta, Serranus erythraeus, Serranus mars, Serranus mauritiae, Serranus mauritiiae, Serranus urodelus

Similar species

Peacock grouper
Cephalopholis argus
Coral grouper
Cephalopholis miniata
Chocolate hind
Cephalopholis boenak
Bluespot Cod
Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Leopard hind
Cephalopholis leopardus
Blue-finned Rock Cod
Cephalopholis microprion

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).
15,444 open-data records from 1801 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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