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''Cephalopholis leopardus'', also known as the Leopard grouper or Leopard hind , is a demersal Marine fish belonging to the family Serranidae. ==Description== The Leopard grouper is a small medium sized fish which grows up to 24 cm.〔http://eol.org/pages/204625/details#size〕 The body is fusiform or spindle-shaped and compressed laterally. The caudal fin is rounded. The mouth is big and has a superior position. The body background coloration is light brown, reddish or light green-gray. On the top part of the body, blotches form marbling like pattern. The low part is spotted. The front snout is covered with small red or dark dots . The leopard grouper can easily be confused with ''Cephalopholis urodeta'' but it differs mainly from this latter by two dark blotches located on the top part of its caudal peduncle. The caudal fin is distinguished by two red to dark lines forming a "V" and another black line parallel to the top line of the "V".〔Lieske & Myers,''Coral reef fishes'',Princeton University Press, 2009, ISBN 9780691089959〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cephalopholis leopardus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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