SERRANIDAE Cephalopholis sonnerati, 21.0 cm SL (Photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin) Cephalopholis sonnerati (Valenciennes, 1828) Tomato Hind D IX, 14-16; A III, 9; P1 18-20; P2 I, 5; LLp 66-80; GR 7-9 + 14-16. Body relatively deep; body depth greater than or subequal to head length, 2.3-2.7 in SL. Head length 2.5-2.7 in SL. Dorsal-fin membranes distinctly incised between spines. Caudal fin rounded. Pectoral fin middle rays longest, its length, subequal to longest pelvic-fin ray, 1.5-1.7 in head length for specimens of 15-40 cm length. Color: body generally pale reddish to yellowish brown, with small brownish red or dark brown spots in adults from Pacific Ocean. In adults from Indian Ocean, body orange-red to reddish brown, often with scattered small whitish or purple spots on body and purple network on head, maxilla, and lips. Size: maximum length 57 cm. Distribution: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific. No records from the Red Sea or Persian Gulf. Remarks: usually found on coral reefs in depths of 20 to 100 m.(Hiroyuki Motomura)