| Family: |
Haemulidae (Grunts), subfamily: Haemulinae |
| Max. size: |
40 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Panama. |
| Diagnosis: |
Body elongate, compressed, and not very deep (depth contained 2.6 to 3.0 times in standard length); mouth small and terminal , its posterior end located at the same level as the anterior rim of the eye; first gill arch with 16 gill rakers; dorsal slightly stronger than third but almost equal in length; scale series above lateral line oblique; body blue gray; each scale bearing a pearly gray spot, the spots appearing to form lines following the scale series; fins yellowish (Ref. 55763). |
| Biology: |
Forms schools in coastal waters (Ref. 9114). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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