WoRMS taxon details
Cephalopholis aurantia (Valenciennes, 1828)
218177 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218177)
accepted
Species
Bodianus indelebilis Fowler, 1904 · unaccepted
Cephalopholis analis (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Cephalopholis aurantius (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cephalopholis indelibilis (Fowler, 1904) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cephalopholis obtusauris Evermann & Seale, 1907 · unaccepted
Cephalopholis obtusaurus Evermann & Seale, 1907 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epinephelus analis (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Epinephelus aurantius (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Epinephelus miltostigma Bleeker, 1873 · unaccepted
Serranus analis Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
Serranus aurantius Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted
Serranus rufus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Serranus aurantius 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]
Description A deep-water species usually caught in depths over 100 m. Specimens are rare in museums.
Description A deep-water species usually caught in depths over 100 m. Specimens are rare in museums. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Cephalopholis aurantia (Valenciennes, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218177 on 2025-10-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serranus aurantius 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 indelebilis Fowler, 1904) Fowler, H. W. (1904). A collection of fishes from Sumatra. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series.</em> v. 12 (pt 4): 495-560, Pls. 7-28. [details]
original description (of Epinephelus miltostigma Bleeker, 1873) Bleeker, P. (1873). Mededeelingen omtrent eene herziening der Indisch-Archipelagische soorten van Epinephelus, Lutjanus, Dentex en verwante geslachten. <em>Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2).</em> v. 7: 40-46.
page(s): 45 [details]
original description (of Serranus analis 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 Serranus rufus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853) Jacquinot, H.; Guichenot, A. (1853). Reptiles et poissons. <em>In: Dumont d'Urville, J., Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie sur les corvettes "L'Astrolabe" et "La Zélée.".</em> v. 3 (pt 2): 1-56, Pls. 1-7. [details]
original description (of Cephalopholis obtusauris Evermann & Seale, 1907) Evermann, B.W.; Seale, A. (1907). Fishes of the Philippine Islands. Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish. 26(1906):49-110. [details]
original description (of Cephalopholis obtusaurus Evermann & Seale, 1907) Evermann, B.W.; Seale, A. (1907). Fishes of the Philippine Islands. Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish. 26(1906):49-110. [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 indelebilis Fowler, 1904) Fowler, H. W. (1904). A collection of fishes from Sumatra. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series.</em> v. 12 (pt 4): 495-560, Pls. 7-28. [details]
original description (of Epinephelus miltostigma Bleeker, 1873) Bleeker, P. (1873). Mededeelingen omtrent eene herziening der Indisch-Archipelagische soorten van Epinephelus, Lutjanus, Dentex en verwante geslachten. <em>Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2).</em> v. 7: 40-46.
page(s): 45 [details]
original description (of Serranus analis 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 Serranus rufus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853) Jacquinot, H.; Guichenot, A. (1853). Reptiles et poissons. <em>In: Dumont d'Urville, J., Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie sur les corvettes "L'Astrolabe" et "La Zélée.".</em> v. 3 (pt 2): 1-56, Pls. 1-7. [details]
original description (of Cephalopholis obtusauris Evermann & Seale, 1907) Evermann, B.W.; Seale, A. (1907). Fishes of the Philippine Islands. Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish. 26(1906):49-110. [details]
original description (of Cephalopholis obtusaurus Evermann & Seale, 1907) Evermann, B.W.; Seale, A. (1907). Fishes of the Philippine Islands. Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish. 26(1906):49-110. [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] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description A deep-water species usually caught in depths over 100 m. Specimens are rare in museums. [details]
To Barcode of Life (23 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cephalopholis indelibilis (Fowler, 1904))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus aurantius (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Serranus analis Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Serranus aurantius Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bodianus indelebilis Fowler, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cephalopholis analis (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus miltostigma Bleeker, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cephalopholis aurantius (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cephalopholis obtusauris Evermann & Seale, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Serranus rufus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus analis (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cephalopholis obtusaurus Evermann & Seale, 1907)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cephalopholis aurantia)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus aurantius Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus aurantius (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus miltostigma Bleeker, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus analis (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Bodianus indelebilis Fowler, 1904)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis obtusaurus Evermann & Seale, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis aurantius (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis indelibilis (Fowler, 1904))
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis analis (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis obtusauris Evermann & Seale, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus analis Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus rufus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Serranus aurantius Valenciennes, 1828)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cephalopholis aurantia FIN033652 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cephalopholis aurantia FIN033653 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cephalopholis indelibilis (Fowler, 1904))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus aurantius (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Serranus analis Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Serranus aurantius Valenciennes, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bodianus indelebilis Fowler, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cephalopholis analis (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus miltostigma Bleeker, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cephalopholis aurantius (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cephalopholis obtusauris Evermann & Seale, 1907)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Serranus rufus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Epinephelus analis (Valenciennes, 1828))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cephalopholis obtusaurus Evermann & Seale, 1907)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cephalopholis aurantia)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus aurantius Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus aurantius (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus miltostigma Bleeker, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Epinephelus analis (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Bodianus indelebilis Fowler, 1904)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis obtusaurus Evermann & Seale, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis aurantius (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis indelibilis (Fowler, 1904))
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis analis (Valenciennes, 1828))
To FishBase (from synonym Cephalopholis obtusauris Evermann & Seale, 1907)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus analis Valenciennes, 1828)
To FishBase (from synonym Serranus rufus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Serranus aurantius Valenciennes, 1828)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cephalopholis aurantia FIN033652 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cephalopholis aurantia FIN033653 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
