---
title: "Coney"
description: "Cephalopholis fulva — Peixes. Cephalopholis fulva, the coney or the butterfish, 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/pt/animal/coney
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Coney

> Cephalopholis fulva — Peixes. Cephalopholis fulva, the coney or the butterfish,  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 fulva*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1432
- Wikidata: [Q2805332](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2805332)
- iNaturalist taxon: [96993](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/96993)

## Names

- en: Coney
- de: Karibik Juwelenbarsch
- es: Cabrilla roja
- fr: Coné ouatalibi

## Countries with the most observations

MX (110), MQ (88), GP (73), BR (69), PR (62), CW (59), BS (46), SX (46), TC (45), KY (43), VI (35), BL (31)

## Summary

Cephalopholis fulva, the coney or the butterfish,  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. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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

## Photo

![Coney](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/coney/medium.jpg)

Photo: TheMongrelKoi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45899442

## Machine access

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