6443 Cephalopholis aurantia (Valenciennes, 1828) Epinephelidae Groupers Perciformes/Serranoidei Teleostei Golden hind Indo-Pacific: islands of the western Indian Ocean to Japan and the central Pacific. Except for a single specimen caught off the coast of Natal, South Africa, Heemstra and Randall 1993 know of no confirmed records from other continental localities of East Africa. <i>Cephalopholis aurantia</i> from east Africa reported by Morgans 1982 (Ref. 6448) is a misidentification of <i>Cephalopholis nigripinnis</i>. AMNH 98692 1991 Cephalopholis analis