Peacock Hind
Cephalopholis argus Schneider, 1801
Also calledAlovo (mlg) · Aonomehata (jpn) · Blåplettet påfuglebars (dan) · Cernia pavone (ita) · Cernia puntinata di blu (ita) · Cherna Pavo Real (spa) · Chewa (swa) · Cá Mú bịp (vie) · Cá mú chấm lam (vie) · Dhaou (ara) · Donu (fij) · Garoupa pavão (por) · Gatala-uli (smo) · Graniec zmienny (pol)
First described in: Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2, 5. — General distribution: Red Sea, East and South Africa east to Wake Atoll, northern Line Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island, Tonga and Rapa, recently introduced to Hawaiian Islands. Found on coral and rocky reefs including tidal pools, 1 – 40 m depth. Marine.
Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
materials_examined
Status at New Ireland. First recorded from Lihir Group, Namatamai District, New Ireland by Fry et al. (2006: 130). Specimens observed by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey at Kavieng fish market in 2004 – 2005, and collected by Barry C. Russell on 7 and 21 June 2014. A specimen photographed at St. KVG 24 (off northwestern Bauddisson Island) by Serge Andréfouët on 22 Aug. 2014; a video of a specimen taken in Senta Passage, off eastern New Hanover, at 5 – 12 m depth, St. KD 83, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell).
Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2388891.