Species: Cephalopholis argus, Argus grouper, Peacock grouper, Peacock hind

Cephalopholis argus  Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Peacock hind, Peacock grouper, Argus grouper

Body robust, oblong, body depth < head length; snout much longer than small eye; convex between the eyes; rear of top jaw exposed when mouth closed, with bony knob at lower rear corner; most of teeth movable; gill rakers 9-11 + 17-19; preopercle rounded, finely serrated, no spines or notch; dorsal with IX, 15-17, membranes deeply notched between spines; anal fin III, 9; pectoral fin symmetrically rounded, 16-18, a scaly flap of skin joining upper part of inner side of pectoral base to body; tail base slender, its height < ½ body height; tail fin rounded; flank scales rough; body scales small, with accessory scales; lateral line 46-51 scales, longitudinal scales 95-110.