Hoplopagrus guentherii Gill, 1862 Mexican barred snapper |
photo by
Allen, G.R. |
Family: | Lutjanidae (Snappers), subfamily: Lutjaninae | |||
Max. size: | 92 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 9,580.0 g | |||
Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m | |||
Distribution: | Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Colombia. | |||
Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Body deep and compressed; anterior profile of head slightly sloping and somewhat convex; snout prominent; anterior nostril tubular; posterior nostril embedded in a deep furrow; preopercle deeply notched; vomerine and lateral jaw teeth molariform; lower branch of first gill arch with 11 to 15 gill rakers; dorsal scale series running parallel to lateral line; back greenish brown; belly pink; flanks with 8 brownish blue vertical bars (Ref. 55763). Post-opercular notch and knob strong; anterior nostril long and tubular. Scale rows on back running parallel to the lateral line. Color is greenish with a series of about eight bars on sides. | |||
Biology: | Adults are encountered generally over rocky bottoms in the vicinity of coral reefs, up to at least 40 or 50 m (Ref. 9313). Juveniles may penetrate rocky littoral pools (Ref. 9313). Carnivorous, feed on fishes and invertebrates of the bottom (Ref. 9313). Caught with handlines and marketed fresh (Ref. 9313). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 May 2007 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |