Recognisable by its brown to dark blue body, dotted with blue ocelli, the peaock hind is protogynous hermaphroditic, meaning that it is first female and then male.
Identity card
Peacock hind
- Scientific name:
- Cephalopholis argus
- Family:
- Serranidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Schneider, 1801
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Tropical Indo-Pacific and Red Sea
- Habitat:
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Coral habitats in the intertidal zone between 1 and 10 m for adults. Up to 40 m.
- Size:
Up to 60 cm.
- Diet:
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Fish and shellfish.
