Cephalopholis
| Cephalopholis | |
|---|---|
| Cephalopholis argus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Epinephelidae |
| Genus: | Cephalopholis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Cephalopholis argus Schneider, 1801 | |
| Synonyms | |
Cephalopholis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, groupers from the subfamily Epinephelinae in the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. Many of the species have the word "hind" as part of their common name in English.