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title: "Peacock Grouper"
description: "Cephalopholis argus — Vissen. Cephalopholis argus, the peacock hind, roi, bluespotted grouper, and celestial grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a member of the subfamily Epinephelinae, the groupers, and part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/peacock-grouper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Peacock Grouper

> Cephalopholis argus — Vissen. Cephalopholis argus, the peacock hind, roi, bluespotted grouper, and celestial grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a member of the subfamily Epinephelinae, the groupers, and part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses.

- Scientific name: *Cephalopholis argus*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 4085
- Wikidata: [Q1862279](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1862279)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52456](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52456)

## Names

- en: Peacock Grouper
- de: Pfauen-Zackenbarsch
- es: Mero pavo real
- fr: Mérou céleste
- pt: Garoupa-pavão

## Countries with the most observations

US (795), EG (523), MV (409), ID (401), PF (191), PH (110), AU (69), SC (67), TH (67), TW (55), FJ (43), CK (40)

## Summary

Cephalopholis argus, the peacock hind, roi, bluespotted grouper, and celestial grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a member of the subfamily Epinephelinae, the groupers, and part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They come from the Indo-Pacific and are variously a commercial gamefish, an invasive species, and occasionally an aquarium resident. Its species name comes from its resemblance to the "hundred staring eyes" of the monster Argus who had a hundred eyes and was the shepherd of the goddess Hera in Greek mythology.

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

## Photo

![Peacock Grouper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/peacock-grouper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153187295

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/peacock-grouper?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).