Blue-lined Rock Cod
Cephalopholis formosa
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Epinephelidae
- Genus
- Cephalopholis
Where to Find
Found in 12 diving areas across 7 countries and 3 regions.
- Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 1 records
- Andaman Islands, India - 2 records
- Trincomalee & East Coast, Sri Lanka - 3 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 7 records
- Sumatra, Indonesia - 2 records
- Perhentian Islands, Malaysia - 2 records
- Redang Island, Malaysia - 2 records
- Sipadan, Malaysia - 4 records
- Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar - 3 records
- Gulf of Thailand, Thailand - 10 records
- Koh Lanta & Phi Phi, Thailand - 2 records
- Similan Islands, Thailand - 3 records