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Sixblotch hind

Cephalopholis sexmaculata

Where to fish

A destination match is not yet verified. The country records below describe occurrence, not a confirmed local fishing trip.

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Local names

A name can refer to different fish in different places.

NameRegionSource
Vieille six tachesGlobal · FrenchReference
Vieille six tâchesFrance · FrenchReference
Vielle six tachesMaldives · FrenchReference
Vielle six tachesReunion [La] · FrenchReference
ZackenbarschMaldives · GermanReference
Cave grouperGuamReference
Cherna de seis manchasSpain · SpanishReference
Freckled codAustraliaReference
Freckled rock codAustraliaReference
Freckled rock codMalaysiaReference
Freckled rock-codPapua New Guin.Reference
Garoupa de seis manchasMozambique · PortugueseReference
KokuhanhataJapan · JapaneseReference
KokuhanhataMaldives · JapaneseReference
Loche sanguineFr. Polynesia · FrenchReference
Mérou sanguinMaldives · FrenchReference
Rouge l'allieReunion [La] · FrenchReference
Rouge l'alliéReunion [La] · FrenchReference
Saddled rock codIndonesiaReference
Sattel-ZackenbarschGermany · GermanReference
Sea bassNorth. MarianasReference
Seskol-klipkabeljouSouth Africa · AfrikaansReference
Sixband codAustraliaReference
Sixband codChristmas I.Reference
Sixband rockcodAustraliaReference
Six-banded grouperGuamReference
Sixblotch hindAustraliaReference
Sixblotch hindMalaysiaReference
Sixblotch hindGlobalReference
Six-blotch rockcodTimor-LesteReference
Six-blotch rockcodSouth AfricaReference
Sixspot grouperMicronesiaReference
Sixspot grouperHawaiiReference
Sixspot rockcodAustraliaReference
Sixspot rockcodMaldivesReference
Six-spotted rockcodSolomon Is.Reference

Seasons

A species-wide fishing season is not verified. Use the destination guide and local agency for the water and dates you choose.

Regulations and identification

Source records

Country occurrence records

American Samoa · Andaman Is. · Australia · Bonin Is. · Caroline I. · Chagos Is. · Christmas I. · Comoros · Cook Is. · Djibouti · Egypt · Eritrea · Fiji · Fr. Polynesia · Guam · India · Indonesia · Japan · Jordan · Kenya · Kiribati · Lord Howe I. · Malaysia · Maldives · Marquesas Is. · Marshall Is. · Mauritius · Mayotte · Micronesia · Mozambique · New Caledonia · North. Marianas · Oman · Pakistan · Palau · Papua New Guin. · Philippines · Reunion [La] · Ryukyu Is. · Samoa · Saudi Arabia · Seychelles · Society Is. · Socotra Arch. · Solomon Is. · South Africa · Sri Lanka · Sudan (North) · Taiwan/ChTaipei · Tanzania · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Tuvalu · Viet Nam · Yemen

A country record does not establish local abundance, fishing access or a legal target.