WoRMS taxon details
Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch, 1790)
218182 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218182)
accepted
Species
Bodianus boenak Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted
Cephalapholis boenak (Bloch, 1790) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Cephalopholis boenack (Bloch, 1790) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cephalopholis boenacki (Bloch, 1790) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cephalopholis pachycentron (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Cephalopholis pachycentrum (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epinephelus boelang (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Epinephelus boenack (Bloch, 1790) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epinephelus pachycentron (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Epinephelus pachycentrum (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Serranus boelang Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
Serranus boenak (Bloch, 1790) · unaccepted
Serranus nigrofasciatus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853 · unaccepted
Serranus pachycentron Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
Serranus stigmapomus Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Bodianus boenak Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 43, Pl. 226 [details]
page(s): 43, Pl. 226 [details]
Description Inhabits silty dead reefs in protected waters. Also taken in trawls to depths of 64 m. Feeds mainly on crustaceans....
Description Inhabits silty dead reefs in protected waters. Also taken in trawls to depths of 64 m. Feeds mainly on crustaceans. Courtship and pair spawning were observed by Donaldson (1989, Ref. 6900). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch, 1790). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218182 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serranus boelang Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40. [details]
original description (of Bodianus boenak Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 43, Pl. 226 [details]
original description (of Serranus pachycentron Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Bodianus boenak Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 43, Pl. 226 [details]
original description (of Serranus pachycentron Valenciennes, 1828) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1828). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome second. Livre Troisième. Des poissons de la famille des perches, ou des percoïdes. 2: i-xxi + 2 pp + 1-490, Pls. 9-40. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Tsang, E.P.K. & Ng, W.C. (2004) Suitability of Long Ke Wan to Pak Lap as Marine Park/Marine Reserve. Final report submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits silty dead reefs in protected waters. Also taken in trawls to depths of 64 m. Feeds mainly on crustaceans. Courtship and pair spawning were observed by Donaldson (1989, Ref. 6900). [details]
To Barcode of Life (142 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Cephalopholis boenack (Bloch, 1790))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Serranus boelang Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Serranus boenak (Bloch, 1790))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus pachycentrum (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus boenack (Bloch, 1790))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Serranus nigrofasciatus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Bodianus boenak Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus boelang (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Serranus stigmapomus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Serranus pachycentron Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Cephalopholis pachycentron (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cephalopholis pachycentron (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cephalopholis boenack (Bloch, 1790))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cephalopholis boenak)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cephalopholis pachycentron) (from synonym Cephalopholis pachycentron (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bodianus boenak Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis pachycentron (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus boelang Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis boenacki (Bloch, 1790))
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis boenack (Bloch, 1790))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus boelang (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus stigmapomus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus boenak (Bloch, 1790))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus pachycentron Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus nigrofasciatus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus pachycentrum (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis pachycentrum (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus pachycentron (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus boenack (Bloch, 1790))
To FishBase images (Cephalopholis boenak, Papua New Guinea, by Allen, G.R.)
To GenBank (184 nucleotides; 179 proteins)
To GenBank (184 nucleotides; 179 proteins) (from synonym Bodianus boenak Bloch, 1790)
To GenBank (184 nucleotides; 179 proteins) (from synonym Cephalopholis boenack (Bloch, 1790))
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Serranus pachycentron Valenciennes, 1828)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Cephalopholis pachycentron (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cephalopholis boenak USNM 403032 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cephalopholis boenak USNM 403033 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Cephalopholis boenack (Bloch, 1790))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Serranus boelang Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Serranus boenak (Bloch, 1790))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus pachycentrum (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus boenack (Bloch, 1790))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Serranus nigrofasciatus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Bodianus boenak Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus boelang (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Serranus stigmapomus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Serranus pachycentron Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Cephalopholis pachycentron (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cephalopholis pachycentron (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cephalopholis boenack (Bloch, 1790))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cephalopholis boenak)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cephalopholis pachycentron) (from synonym Cephalopholis pachycentron (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bodianus boenak Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis pachycentron (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus boelang Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis boenacki (Bloch, 1790))
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis boenack (Bloch, 1790))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus boelang (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus stigmapomus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus boenak (Bloch, 1790))
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus pachycentron Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus nigrofasciatus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus pachycentrum (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis pachycentrum (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus pachycentron (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus boenack (Bloch, 1790))
To FishBase images (Cephalopholis boenak, Papua New Guinea, by Allen, G.R.)
To GenBank (184 nucleotides; 179 proteins)
To GenBank (184 nucleotides; 179 proteins) (from synonym Bodianus boenak Bloch, 1790)
To GenBank (184 nucleotides; 179 proteins) (from synonym Cephalopholis boenack (Bloch, 1790))
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Serranus pachycentron Valenciennes, 1828)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Cephalopholis pachycentron (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cephalopholis boenak USNM 403032 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cephalopholis boenak USNM 403033 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
