---
title: "Blutroter Juwelenbarsch"
description: "Cephalopholis cruentata — Fische. The graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is in the family Serranidae which also includes the anthias and sea basses."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/graysby
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blutroter Juwelenbarsch

> Cephalopholis cruentata — Fische. The graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is in the family Serranidae which also includes the anthias and sea basses.

- Scientific name: *Cephalopholis cruentata*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 2232
- Wikidata: [Q2638163](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2638163)
- iNaturalist taxon: [96991](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/96991)

## Names

- en: Graysby
- de: Blutroter Juwelenbarsch
- es: Cherna enjambre
- fr: Mérou de roche
- nl: Bloedrode juweelbaars

## Countries with the most observations

US (215), MX (196), HN (190), KY (133), BZ (94), CW (83), PA (79), CU (78), VI (70), MQ (58), BS (45), GP (45)

## Summary

The graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is in the family Serranidae which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the western Atlantic. It is associated with reefs and is a quarry species for commercial and recreational fisheries.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graysby

## Photo

![Blutroter Juwelenbarsch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/graysby/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108104074

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/graysby?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).